Number: RL30020
Title: THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT TREATY: DESCRIPTION, POLICY ISSUES, AND CONGRESSIONAL CONCERNS
Authors: Ellen Grigorian, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division 
Abstract: The United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Court (ICC) concluded five weeks of negotiations on July 17, 1998 in Rome, Italy, by adopting an agreement to establish a permanent international war crimes court. This report discusses the events leading to the creation of a permanent international criminal tribunal and U.S. perspectives on the Court including: problematic provisions in the ICC Treaty, congressional considerations, and potential implications for U.S. foreign policy.
Pages: 46
Date: Updated January 6, 1999