Abstract
The purpose of this Article is to evaluate the prospect of change under the Obama administration in one specific area of American foreign policy: the relationship between the United States and the International Criminal Court (ICC). Part II provides a very brief introduction to the jurisdiction and international legal status of the ICC, a court that is still unfamiliar to the majority of Americans. The history of the strained relationship between the United States and the ICC is summarized in Part III. The longest section in this article, Part IV, examines the major American objections to the ICC, and includes an analysis of the validity of the concerns. Finally, Part V contains my recommendations to the Obama administration as it reconsiders America’s approach to the ICC.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Stephen Eliot
(2010)
"Definitely Maybe: The Outlook for U.S. Relations with the International Criminal Court During the Obama Administration,"
Florida Journal of International Law: Vol. 22:
Iss.
2, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/fjil/vol22/iss2/1