Why the U.S. Hasn't Always Supported the International Criminal Court
While the U.S. is in full support of investigating Vladimir Putin's war crimes in Ukraine, it's long opposed the International Criminal Court at The Hague. But why?
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While the U.S. is in full support of investigating Vladimir Putin's war crimes in Ukraine, it's long opposed the International Criminal Court at The Hague. But why?
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Marjorie Cohn delves into the U.S. double standard on using an international court to prosecute wars of aggression. By Marjorie Cohn Truthout Although the United States has tried mightily to undermine the International Criminal Court since it became operational in 2002, the U.S. government
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with John Bellinger III, a former legal adviser for the National Security Council, about the complicated relationship the U.S. has with the International Criminal Court.