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By Jenna Greene

Members of the International Criminal Court agreed to add aggression to the court's short list of prosecutable crimes. The United States opposed the resolution, but as a non-member of the eight-year old court, had no ability to block the adoption.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25726.htm



US Opposes ICC Bid to Make 'Aggression' a Crime Under International Law

By Howard LaFranchi, Staff writer

The Obama administration has resisted efforts by the International Criminal Court to include 'aggression' as a crime, mainly because it could impact US military operations abroad.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article25747.htm

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Amnesty International: Opt Out System Risks Undermining ICC
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/06/15-17



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