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US Democrats' Stance on ICC

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  • 29-11-2005 10:34pm
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    gaf1983
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    Does anybody know whether or not the Democrats, if they come to power in the States, plan to ratify the Statute of Rome making the USA a party to the International Criminal Court? What's their a policy on this issue?


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    Manic Moran
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    The Democrat position on it is frosty. Clinton refused to sign it in 1998. Shortly before he left office, he signed it stating that the thing still had flaws, and he recommended that his successor not submit it to the Senate for ratification until those flaws had been changed.

    It seems that the difference is that Clinton's administration didn't want the ICC as proposed, and wanted the ICC changed to something more acceptable. Bush's administration doesn't want the ICC, period.

    Either way, regardless of 'how much' the two parties don't like the ICC, it seems neither is too keen on it right now.

    This is a decent comparison of the two side's positions:
    http://www.unausa.org/site/pp.asp?c=fvKRI8MPJpF&b=345925

    NTM


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    gaf1983
    Registered Users Posts: 1,209 ✭✭✭gaf1983


    Thanks a million Manic, that link's very helpful.


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