The United States and the International Criminal Court: Concerns and Possible Courses of Action* Prepared by:

will establish at The Hague in the Netherlands a permanent international criminal court with subject matter jurisdiction over crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes (in each case, committed after the date that the Statute takes effect). The United States objected to the design of the proposed ICC at the Rome Conference and in the negotiations leading up to it, and voted against adoption of the final Statute at the Rome Conference. Thus, it was somewhat of a surprise that on December 31, 2000, the last day on which signature of the Statute was permitted pursuant * The Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy initiatives. All expressions of opinion are those of the authors. * * Messrs. Casey and Rivkin are partners in Baker & Hostetler LLP. Messrs. Casey and Rivkin served i