Sec. 2. Findings
277 words·~1 min read·
/bill/118/s/4484/is/section-2A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Congress finds the following: The United States and Israel are not parties to the Rome Statute or members of the International Criminal Court, and therefore the International Criminal Court has no legitimacy or jurisdiction over the United States or Israel. On May 20, 2024, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, announced arrest warrant applications for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant and should be condemned in the strongest possible terms.
The bipartisan American Servicemembers’ Protection Act ( 22 U.S.C. 7421 et seq. ) was enacted in 2002 to protect United States military personnel, United States officials, and officials and military personnel of certain allied countries against criminal prosecution by an international criminal court to which the United States is not party, stating, In addition to exposing members of the Armed Forces of the United States to the risk of international criminal prosecution, the Rome Statute creates a risk that the President and other senior elected and appointed officials of the United States Government may be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court. .
The International Criminal Court’s actions against Israel are illegitimate and baseless, including the preliminary examination and investigation of Israel and applications for arrest warrants against Israeli officials, which create a damaging precedent that threatens the United States, Israel, and all United States partners who have not submitted to the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction. The United States must oppose any action by the International Criminal Court against the United States, Israel, or any other ally of the United States that has not consented to International Criminal Court jurisdiction or is not a state party to the Rome Statute.
Connectionstraces to 1
Traces to 1 document
U.S. Code