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November 19, 2009

US Observes International Criminal Court Session
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The US has taken part in an International Criminal Court meeting for the
first time since the court’s establishment in 2002. On Wednesday, US war
crimes ambassador Stephen Rapp sat as an observer at an assembly of the
court’s management board. Rapp is expected to address the court later
today. The Obama administration has voiced support for re-engagement
with the court but says US ratification is years away. The US signed the
ICC treaty during Bill Clinton’s presidency, but it was never ratified
by Congress.



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