International
Mar. 15, 2001
Target Practice
If the American proponents of the International Criminal Court envisioned by the Rome Statute prevail, American servicemen and women will find themselves facing a risk that they never bargained for when they enlisted. Each time they act, their own country may allow foreign jurists to judge them for their actions in a foreign venue where basic rights guaranteed under both American military and civilian law may not exist. That is an unacceptable risk.
If the American proponents of the International Criminal Court envisioned by the Rome Statute prevail, American servicemen and women will find themselves facing a risk that they never bargained for when they enlisted. Each time they act, their own country may allow foreign jurists to judge...
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