U.S. "UNSIGNS" THE ICC TREATY

In a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General and in a speech by Under Secretary of State Marc Grossman, the Bush administration declared on May 6, 2002, that "the United States has no legal obligations arising from its signature" of the Rome Statute, in essence "unsigning" the ICC treaty and withdrawing US involvement in the Court.

• Transcript of briefing with Pierre Prosper, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues (May 6, 2002)
• Statement of Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense (May 6, 2002)
• European Union declaration expressing regret over the U.S. decision (May 13, 2002)
• Congressional letter to President Bush sent by Congressman Joseph Crowley and 44 of his congressional colleagues (May 22, 2002). "President Bush's repudiation of the Court drastically undermines the moral and legal credibility of the United States in the international arena and rejects the principle that war criminals and perpetrators of genocide should be brought to justice," Crowley said.
• AMICC Resource Page on the "Unsigning"