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United States Visa Ban on Officials of the ICC: International Criminal Justice on Trial

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  • James E. Archibong

    (Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria)

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The isolation of the United States (US) from the International Criminal Court (ICC) treaty has dealt a heavy blow on the potency of the Court. By making efforts to frustrate the ICC’s activities and withholding support for United Nations (UN) peacekeeping unless United States (US) citizens are exempted from international enforcement arising out of such operations; and mandating other countries to sign treaties such as the "bilateral immunity agreements" that exempts the US citizens from Court proceedings as a criteria for rendering assistance or giving aids, the US makes it more difficult to enforce the laws prohibiting genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. The recent decision by the US to deny officials of the ICC access to its territory, even to the UN headquarters places a further strain on the Court’s efforts to achieve international justice. This paper highlights the implications of the US antagonism to the ICC on international criminal justice.

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  • James E. Archibong, 2020. "United States Visa Ban on Officials of the ICC: International Criminal Justice on Trial," The Journal of Social Sciences Research, Academic Research Publishing Group, vol. 6(4), pages 468-475, 04-2020.
    • Handle: RePEc:arp:tjssrr:2020:p:468-475
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