- "The Bush administration has made it clear that
it would not send the treaty in its present form to the Congress for
ratification
but UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan believes that ultimately, it will fall
inline."
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- UNITED NATIONS (PTI) - A
treaty creating an International Criminal Court is likely to go into effect
over next several weeks despite objections by the United States which
considers
it flawed.
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- Fifty-six UN members have ratified the treaty that needs
sixty ratifications to go into effect.
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- The Court would be empowered to try cases of genocide,
crimes against humanity and other grave crimes if nations whose citizens
are accused are not in a position to try them or do not want to try
them.
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- The Bush administration has made it clear that it would
not send the treaty in its present form to the Congress for ratification
but UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan believes that ultimately, it will fall
in line.
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- The Court would become a permanent institution,
eliminating
the need for creating separate tribunals for specific countries or
crimes.
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- Former US President Bill Clinton had signed the treaty
but opposed its submission to the Congress for ratification until
Washington's
concerns are met.
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- The United States argues that it could lead to
politically
biased prosecutions.
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