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Beschreibung
The United States has traditionally been a great promoter of international justice - forging the Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals after World War II and leading the way in creating tribunals to address genocides in Yugoslavia and Rwanda after the Cold War. Yet the US views the International Criminal Court - the culmination of the tribunal-building process - as a dire threat. The US voted against its establishment, passed legislation threatening to invade The Hague, and tried to destroy the ICC with economic sanctions. Delving into the uneasy relationship between the world's superpower and one of its most prominent international institutions, Above the Law explains how the desire to shield American soldiers from unwanted ICC scrutiny is the ultimate source of tension. Offering a sophisticated analysis of the ICC's track record that shows how American fears are overblown, Daniel Krcmaric argues that a more cooperative US policy toward the ICC would benefit both sides.
The United States has traditionally been a great promoter of international justice - forging the Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals after World War II and leading the way in creating tribunals to address genocides in Yugoslavia and Rwanda after the Cold War. Yet the US views the International Criminal Court - the culmination of the tribunal-building process - as a dire threat. The US voted against its establishment, passed legislation threatening to invade The Hague, and tried to destroy the ICC with economic sanctions. Delving into the uneasy relationship between the world's superpower and one of its most prominent international institutions, Above the Law explains how the desire to shield American soldiers from unwanted ICC scrutiny is the ultimate source of tension. Offering a sophisticated analysis of the ICC's track record that shows how American fears are overblown, Daniel Krcmaric argues that a more cooperative US policy toward the ICC would benefit both sides.
Über den Autor
Daniel Krcmaric is Associate Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University. He is the author of The Justice Dilemma: Leaders and Exile in an Era of Accountability (Cornell, 2020) and his research has won awards from the American Political Science Association and the Peace Science Society.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgements; 1. Washington and The Hague; 2. US support for international justice; 3. US opposition to the ICC: origins; 4. US opposition to the ICC: practice; 5. The ICC's track record; 6. The future of US-ICC relations; References; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781009698788
ISBN-10: 1009698788
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Krcmaric, Daniel
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: Daniel Krcmaric
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.12.2025
Gewicht: 0,421 kg
Artikel-ID: 134447430