International Criminal Court (ICC). : Jurisdiction, Extradition, and U.S. Policy.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal procedure.

International relations.

International law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (30 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews background on U.S. policy toward the International Criminal Court (ICC), which was established in 2002 by a treaty negotiated in Rome under UN auspices to prosecute war crimes and other crimes against humanity. Examines ICC jurisdiction; the ICC Office of the Prosecutor; extradition to the ICC; and preliminary investigation of a situation, including examples of preliminary analyses in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Gaza Strip. Traces developments in U.S. ICC policy highlighting executive branch and Congressional action.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. International Criminal Court (ICC)

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