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ICC still threatens U.S. soldiers. (Insider Report).(Bush administration agreements with the International Criminal Court leaves US soldiers susceptible to arrest)(Brief Article)
The Bush administration's "compromise" on the International Criminal Court (ICC) leaves U.S. soldiers vulnerable to arrest and prosecution by that UN tribunal. Under the arrangement worked out between the administration and the UN Security Council, U.S. personnel deployed in peacekeeping" missions will have a one-year exemption from prosecution, which the Security Council can renew at the end of that period.
Meanwhile, the Bush administration is seeking to supplement this fragile arrangement by working out bilateral non-extradition agreements with various friendly nations. Article 98 of the ICC treaty provides for agreements under which two nations pledge not to extradite each other's citizens to stand trial before the UN court in The Hague. Thus far only Romania and Israel have signed such agreements with the United States. The European Union, which avidly supports the ICC, has admonished its members not to enter into non-extradition pacts with America. Romania, which has applied for EU membership, has ...
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