USA: International Criminal Court: Justice or Joke?
13 minutes, 2001
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The world’s first International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened its doors. The tribunal, which has been ratified by more than 70 countries, will have power to try individuals for crimes committed anywhere in the world. But the US has withdrawn from the treaty which establishes the court, and many important states - including most Arab states, Israel, China and Russia - have failed to sign or ratify it, causing some to question the court's credibility. Washington says it fears its troops could become the target of politically motivated prosecutions. We have a feature report on why the US is opposed to it.