1. International criminal court
Although the Security Council may refer cases to the ICC as Chapter VII enforcement measures, the ICC is essentially a treaty-based institution that exercises jurisdiction only with respect to those states that have ratified its Statute. ... The predictable reluctance of genocidal regimes to ratify the ICC Statute is compounded by strong U.S. opposition to the ICC-which makes the prospect of Security Council referrals tenuous at present. ... Deciding upon the powers of the Security Council vis-a-vis the ICC was a controversial aspect of the deliberations. ... Unlike the ILC draft, the Statute ...
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