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You're thinking of the American Service-Members' Protection Act of 2002: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_Protection_Act https://en.wik

by cge 4y ago

You're thinking of the American Service-Members' Protection Act of 2002: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_Protection_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_Pr... The Hague invasion aspect, and Hague Invasion Act nickname, are perhaps largely symbolic; the less symbolic effects are that it prohibits any part of government in the US from assisting the ICC except in limited circumstances, and bans ICC agents from doing any investigative work in the US.

derefr 4y ago
> bans ICC agents from doing any investigative work in the US. Doesn't this make the US a safe haven for other countries' war criminals? You'd think the rule would be that there will be no support for ICC agents investigating US citizens.
- cge 4y ago
  The US relationship with the ICC has been quite variable. The law was passed in 2002, though it does provide for specific exemptions for specifically-named foreigners. Likewise, in 2020, the US had executive orders outright freezing ICC officials' assets, sanctioning them with OFAC, and banning them and their family members from entering the US (these were removed in 2021). At other times, the US has been somewhat supportive, if not to the extent of modifying the law or recognizing the court.
  - pyuser583 4y ago
    The US loves ICC, as long as it doesn’t apply to us. Most of its prosecutions would be impossible without US help.