Escape out the Back Door or Charge in the Front Door: U.S Reactions to the International Criminal Court

In the last days of his administration, former President Clinton made the United States a signatory to the Rome Treaty for the International Criminal Court, an unexpected move that allowed the United States to continue to participate in the shaping of the court. However, the signature neither indicated approval of the court nor the United States\u27 willingness to be a full participant in it. Instead, many arguments against the participation of the United States exist, and the chances of ratification by the Congress are slim. This Note analyzes the United States\u27 attempts to exempt itself from the Rome Treaty and the arguments against the United States\u27 participation. The Note argues that the United States\u27 participation in the ICC is necessary and appropriate to its position in the international community and supports the United States\u27 full participation through ratification of the Treaty

Coming Out of the Dark: Achieving Justice for Victims of Human Rights Violations by South American Military Regimes

The military regimes of the countries of the Southern Cone of South America cooperated under Operation Condor to eradicate all political opposition throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The military leaders of these regimes are only now being brought to justice for their crimes, which include widespread killing and disappearances of political opponents and, in Argentina, the stealing of babies born to doomed political dissidents. It is only in the last decade that these crimes have been brought to light so that the perpetrators can be brought to justice and nations deeply wounded can begin to heal