Guys, what is the reasoning behind U.S. opposition against the International Criminal Court and =>?

Question

and why the U.S. hasn't become a party to the Court???

Answer 1

Because we set the example to live by, and have the best system in the world. We would be lowering our standards to join an "International" body.

Answer 2

I think opposition to the ICCJ is obvious. When individuals in the US Government act in ways that violate the common human rights of people from other nations or even the rights of US citizens, those individuals do not want to be subject to the jurisdiction and standards of the International Court of Criminal Justice, a court the US government can't control. Simply put nobody in governments wants the additional accountability and scrutiny to US government officials that democratic participation in the court would bring to bear. Some say it's an act of fear and arrogance by the government of a nuclear superpower unwilling to give up any inch of the protections of its sovereignty. While their may be issues to work out, I would prefer it if the US were a participant in the court and in that way we would internationalize what we claim are our superior moral behaviors and standards. There is a degree of hypocrisy in our refusal to join the court and an obvious contradiction in opposing it.

Joining and participating in the ICCJ is thinking globally and to the future... not to do so, is to stay stuck in the old narrow nationalistic mentality that resolves problems militarily rather than in a court of law following the rule of just laws mutually agreed to. The ICCJ would only prosecute criminals who commit international crimes--like dumping toxic wastes in the oceans or deliberately on another nation's territory or it could prosecute those in authority who misuse their military forces to commit genocides like the ones the Nazi's or the Hoo Tous committed.

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Answer 3

because it would place Americans under the authority of a body other than the American government. An international criminal court is the first step to dismantaling the sovreignity of America.

Answer 4

We are a sovereign nation. Our government's job is to protect us from other countries, not turn our citizens over to a world court. The ICC does not recognize our Constitution and Bill of Rights, so if we subject ourselves to it, there is no guarantee that our rights will be protected.

Answer 5

We are NOT subject to the laws and whims of the rest of the world. We are the United States of America and are subject only to our laws. We, the people, will not stand to have verdicts handed down to us by people we do not know, trust, respect, or even like.

Answer 6

Our Constitution Trumps the court, if we agree to the court the court Trumps the Constitution.