Does the International Criminal Court Target the American Military
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3593091 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Krcmaric (0000-0002-8862-7013, Northwestern University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 117 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 325-331 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0554 • E-ISSN: 1537-5943 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003055422000478 |
| OpenAlex | W4280654097 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 26 |
American policymakers have been wary of the International Criminal Court (ICC) since its founding. United States' opposition is largely due to the fear that the ICC might initiate biased investigations that target members of the American military scattered across the globe. The recent ICC investigation into war crimes committed on Afghanistan's territory during the American occupation has produced a new surge of interest in this topic. But do ICC investigations, in fact, target America's military? Using a global sample of cases the ICC could plausibly investigate and data on the locations of all US foreign military installations, I examine how the presence of American troops in a country affects the likelihood of an ICC investigation. Contrary to the common narrative of anti-American bias, the estimated effects of US military presence are statistically indistinguishable from zero and substantively negligible. These results highlight the need to rethink America's combative approach to the ICC
Criminal court · Criminology · Globe · International law · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Psychology
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The Politics of Punishment
International Military Alliances, 1648-2008
The Selection of Situations by the ICC
United States Hostility to the International Criminal Court
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The Deterrent Effects of the International Criminal Court
The United States and the International Criminal Court
Public Reactions to International Legal Institutions
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Arguing for a Negligible Effect
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Introducing the UCDP Georeferenced Event Dataset
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One-Sided Violence Against Civilians in War
The Pitfalls of Universal Jurisdiction
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |