Topic: International Criminal Court

US says 'under no obligation' to arrest Beshir

The United States said Tuesday it is " under no legal obligation" to act on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant and arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir for alleged war crimes.State Department spokesman Robert Wood gave the reply when asked if he ...

Under Obama, US drops hostility to ICC: experts

President Barack Obama's administration has dropped outright US hostility toward the world's first permanent war crimes court, but it is still a far cry from joining it, experts say.US officials say the new team is reviewing its policy on the International Criminal ...

U.S. Shouldn't Be Supporting ICC

This past summer, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that it would seek an indictment against President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan for his involvement in crimes committed in Darfur.The announcement placed the Bush Administration in a tough spot. The U.S. has squared ...