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International Criminal Court : policy, status and overview / Harry P. Milton, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International Criminal Court.
- International criminal courts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (165 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- One month after the International Criminal Court (ICC) officially came into existence on July 1, 2002, the President signed the American Servicemembers' Protection Act (ASPA), which limits US government support and assistance to the ICC.
- Contents:
- Intro
- INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: POLICY, STATUS AND OVERVIEW
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT CASES IN AFRICA: STATUS AND POLICY ISSUES*
- ABSTRACT
- INTRODUCTION
- BACKGROUND
- Overview of the International Criminal Court
- International Court of Justice
- Congressional Interest in the ICC in Africa
- THE ICC AND SUDAN
- U.N. Security Council Resolution 1593
- ICC Warrants
- Investigation of Rebel Crimes
- The Case Against Bashir
- The Bashir Administration
- Other Sudanese Reactions
- Security Council Considerations in July 2008
- OTHER ICC CASES IN AFRICA
- Uganda [84]
- Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
- Central African Republic (CAR)
- ISSUES RAISED BY THE ICC'S ACTIONS IN AFRICA
- Potential Impact
- Accusations of Bias
- Justice vs. Peace?
- Implications for Future U.S. Policy on the ICC
- APPENDIX A. LIST OF AFRICAN STATES SHOWING WHETHER THEY ARE PARTIES TO THE ICC AND HAVE RATIFIED THE "ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT"
- REFERENCES
- U.S. POLICY REGARDING THEINTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT*
- U.S. OBJECTIONS TO THE ROME STATUTE
- Issue #1 Jurisdiction over Nationals of Non-Parties
- Issue #2 Politicized Prosecution
- Issue #3 the Unaccountable Prosecutor
- Issue #4 Usurpation of the Role of the U.N. Security Council
- Issue #5 Lack of due Process Guarantees
- CONGRESSIONAL ACTION
- American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002
- Restrictions on Participation in Peacekeeping Missions
- Restriction on Provision of Military Assistance
- Authority to Free Persons from ICC
- Waivers and Exceptions
- The Nethercutt Amendment
- National Defense Authorization Act for FY2007
- Prospective Legislation
- IMPLICATIONS OF THE ICC FOR THEUNITED STATES AS A NON-MEMBER
- Observer Role
- Foreign Policy Implications.
- Strategy for Precluding ICC Prosecution of U.S. Troops and Officials
- INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: OVERVIEW AND SELECTED LEGAL ISSUES
- INTRODUCTION AND NEGOTIATING HISTORY
- STRUCTURE OF THE ICC
- The Judges of the ICC: The Presidency and Trial Divisions
- Prosecutor
- Registry
- Assembly of States Parties
- JURISDICTION
- Subject Matter Jurisdiction
- Jurisdiction over Persons
- Triggering Mechanisms
- ICC Jurisdiction over Citizens of Non-Parties
- Complementarity and Other Challenges to Jurisdiction
- RULES OF PROCEDURE AND EVIDENCE
- The Right to a Jury Trial
- The Presumption of Innocence
- The Privilege Against Compelled Self-Incrimination
- The Right to Confront Witnesses
- The Protection Against Double Jeopardy
- The Freedom from Unreasonable Searches and Seizures
- The Right to Be Present at Trial
- The Right to Effective Assistance of Counsel
- The Right to a Speedy and Public Trial
- Right to Appeal
- Freedom from Indefinite or Arbitrary Detention
- IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES AS NON-MEMBER
- Political Implications
- American Service Members' Protection Act of 2001
- The American Service Member and Citizen Protection Act of 2002
- The American Citizens' Protection and War Criminal Prosecution Act of 2001
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Excerpted from CRS reports.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61470-107-5
- OCLC:
- 758005898
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