US Delegation Makes Historic Visit to International Criminal Court
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Exterior view of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands.
© 2021 AP Photo/Peter Dejong
A bipartisan United States congressional delegation recently visited The Hague, home to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The trip was unprecedented given the complicated and sometimes hostile history of the United States toward the ICC. The trip could help pave the way for a better US relationship with the court in the future.
This was just the latest development suggesting US lawmakers might begin to tentatively accept a court many had vigorously opposed, with lawmakers from both parties speaking favorably about the court’s investigation in Ukraine. Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican, led a unanimous Senate resolution …read more
Source:: Human Rights Watch
