International Criminal Court

Latest News

• State’s Legal Expert Reiterates U.S. Devotion to International Law (Jun 7, 2007)
• U.N. Prosecutor Gathering Evidence of Darfur Crimes (Dec 13, 2005)
• United States Wants Action, Not Words for Darfur (Oct 11, 2005)  
• U.S. Policy on Sudan Outlined for Lawmakers (Sep 29, 2005)
• International Court Proceeding with Darfur War Crimes Prosecutions (Jun 29, 2005)
• State Department Report, June 9: Burns Outlines U.S.-Europe Agenda (Jun 9, 2005)  
• War Crimes Tribunal Given Names of Darfur Suspects (Apr 5, 2005)
• Zoellick, Danish Foreign Minister Brief Press in Copenhagen (Apr 1, 2005)
• International Community Must Act on Darfur, Says Rice (Apr 1, 2005)
• United States Abstains on U.N. Darfur War Crimes Resolution (Apr 1, 2005)
• Darfur War Crimes Referred to International Criminal Court (Apr 1, 2005)  
• U.S. Offers Three Resolutions To Speed End of Crisis in Darfur (Mar 23, 2005)
• U.S. Military Strategy Focuses on Preventing Future Conflict (Mar 18, 2005)  
• Genocide Has Been Occurring in Darfur, U.S. Government Reaffirms (Feb 1, 2005)
• United States Defends Position on International Criminal Court (Oct 12, 2004)    

Major Statements & More

Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick and Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller briefed reporters after their meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, April 1, 2005. They said their discussion focused on Iraq, the Middle East peace process, the democratization process of the Middle East, and Iran. Zoellick, in the midst of a 14-nation tour, was asked about the U.S. abstention on the U.N. Security Council resolution referring war crimes indictees in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The resolution permits “the accountability process to go forward,” he responded, adding, “I think it would be a mistake to let [U.S. objections to the IIC] divert from the key issue. The key issue is working on the problems of Sudan.”

• Zoellick, Danish Foreign Minister Brief Press in Copenhagen (Apr 1, 2005)
• United States Defends Position on International Criminal Court (Oct 12, 2004)    
• Bolton: International Criminal Court Contrary to U.S. Principles (Nov 4, 2003)  
• Prosper Sees Good Progress With Article 98 Bilateral Agreements (Sep 24, 2002)

U.S.-EU Highlights

2005: U.N. Prosecutor Gathering Evidence of Darfur Crimes (Dec 13, 2005) | Zoellick, Danish Foreign Minister Brief Press in Copenhagen (Apr 1, 2005)

2004: U.S. Defends Position on International Criminal Court (Oct 12, 2004)  

2003: Bloomfield Defends U.S. Course on International Criminal Court (Sep 17, 2003) | U.S. Dealing with ICC Concerns "As Constructively as Possible" (Jul 18, 2003) | U.S., Albania Sign International Criminal Court Article 98 Agreement (May 5, 2003)

2002: State Department on Powell ICC Letter to European Leaders (Aug 22, 2002) | Bolton on U.S.-Romania International Criminal Court Pact (Aug 7, 2002)

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