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US Policies-Legislation-and Views on UN Peacekeeping : Intl Criminal Court
- Collateral Costs in Fighting a New Court
-- (July 2, 2002) The top UN official in Sarajevo, Paddy Ashdown, suggests that an early pullout of the UN police force from Bosnia will slowdown the training of Bosnian police force. Law-enforcement remains crucial in bringing order back, giving refugees confidence to return, and, above all, fighting organized crime.
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- The Unlawful Attempt by the UN to Give US Impunity from Intl Justice
-- (May 1, 2003) Amnesty International questions the legality of Security Council resolution 1422 which grants US citizens immunity from the ICC’s jurisdiction. They call on member states to reject a renewal of the resolution when it expires on June 30, 2003.
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- UN Peace Operations in Danger of Being Crippled
-- (July 2, 2002) Following its veto on the renewal of the UN peacekeeping mission in Bosnia, the US could veto the continuation of five other mandates, expiring in July. US reluctance to simply withdraw its peacekeepers, instead of vetoing renewals, clearly shows its broader goal of undermining the International Criminal Court.
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- US Imperils UN Peacekeeping
-- (June 20, 2002) The US has threatened to veto the extension of the peacekeeping mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, unless the UN Security Council adopts a text exempting peacekeepers from prosecution by the International Criminal Court. Such a move could put the entire Bosnia peace process in a precarious situation.
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- US Looks to Evade World Criminal Court
-- (May 29, 2002) In an attempt to evade the reach of the International Criminal Court, the US is pursuing “creative ways to try to extract itself from [ICC] jurisdiction”. US Ambassador to the UN warns that the US would halt financial support of UN peacekeeping operations unless prosecution of UN personnel working abroad is not outlawed.
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- US Makes International Court Demands
-- (May 21, 2002) The US failed to amend UN Security Council resolution 1410 on East Timor, to include language, which would have prevented the International Criminal Court from being able to prosecute US members of the East Timor peacekeeping mission.
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- US Proposals to Undermine the International Criminal Court
-- (June 25, 2002) A Human Rights Watch backgrounder analyzes the US attempts to undermine the ICC. The document argues that the Bush administration was wrong to draw parallels between its own draft resolution and the UK negotiated exemption from prosecution for ISAF peacekeepers in Afghanistan.
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- US Seeks Court Immunity For East Timor Peacekeepers
-- (May 16, 2002) The International Criminal Court might be a stumbling block to future US participation in peacekeeping missions. The US seeks assurances that its UN personnel in East Timor will be exempted from prosecution by the ICC. Major US allies oppose these demands, and see them as another move to undermine the ICC.
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- US to Request Immunity for Peacekeepers
-- The US will attempt to introduce to the Security Council a resolution that will exempt US peacekeepers from prosecution by the International Criminal Court. If the resolution does not go through, the US threatens to “reexamine” its financial contributions to the UN peacekeeping or reduce it peacekeeping personnel.
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- US Veto Threat 'Frontal Attack' On Law
-- (June 22, 2002) Canada condemns the US threat to disrupt international peacekeeping operations, unless a clause for immunity is inserted, as a “frontal attack on international law and the rule of law.” Canada believes that such a proposal undermines the rule of law, and urges the Security Council to reject it.
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