US & ICC > Supporters of the ICC
AMICC compiles resolutions and statements by US organizations, political entities and individuals in support of the ICC. This helps show that American civil society and thought leaders take the position that the US should establish a lasting and productive relationship with the Court. Will you add your voice?
Organizations
Listed alphabetically
- Alaska Bar Association Resolution recommending that the US accede to the Rome Statute of the ICC (adopted April 30, 2004)
- American Bar Association (ABA) Criminal Justice Section Resolution and report on the ICC (February 2000)
- American Bar Association (ABA) Resolution and report recommending that the US accede to the Rome Statute of the ICC (February 19, 2001)
- American Bar Association (ABA) Press release in support of ICC Prosecutor's action on Darfur case (July 17, 2008)
- American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates Resolution recommending that the US expand and broaden interaction with the ICC and participate in all future ICC meetings (August 11, 2008)
- American Ethical Union Resolution of the National Service Conference in Support of US Ratification (2002)
- American Humanist Association Flyer expressing support for ICC (February 2003)
- American Jewish Committee Press release in support of UN Security Council Presidential Statement on Darfur and the ICC (June 2008)
- American Jewish World Service and American rabbis' letter urging the US to ensure justice for Darfur (December 2008)
- American Society of International Law (ASIL) Current and Past Presidents' Memorandum to Congress on the ICC (2001)
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York Statement to National Security Transition Team Regarding US Engagement with the ICC (December 2008)
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York Report and recommendations on the ICC (1997)
- Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) Resolution in support of the ICC (October 24, 2003)
- Church of the Brethren Annual Conference ICC Statement in "Nonviolence and Humanitarian Intervention" (1996)
- Church Women United Support for the ICC Resolution Passed by Common Council in Special Session (August 25, 2005)
- Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism Resolution on US Support for the International Criminal Court (Spring 2002)
- Conference of Delegates of California Bar Associations (CDCBA) Resolution in Support of the International Criminal Court (September 28-30, 2007)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Policy Statement, For Peace in God's World 1995 (1996)
- Faith-Based Organizations Information Packet, including sample resolutions, statements, and letters (1998)
- Faith-Based Caucus for an International Criminal Court Foundation Statement (1997)
- Fellowship of Reconciliation Resolution in support of the ICC (February 18, 2001)
- His Holiness Pope John Paul II Excerpt from message for the Celebration of the World Day of Peace, "Peace on Earth to Those Whom God Loves!" (January 1, 2000)
- Holy See Press release, "Contribution of the Holy See to the Trust Fund for the Establishment of the International Criminal Court (July 1, 2002)
- International Association of Women Judges Resolution in support of the ICC's effort to end impunity in Darfur unanimously approved at its biennial conference (March 2008)
- Jewish Council for Public Affairs Statement by Chair Steven Schwarz (July 29, 1998)
- Leadership Conference of Women Religious National Assembly Resolution for Peace (2002)
- League of Women Voters Position on International Courts and the ICC (2002)
- Minnesota State Bar Association Assembly (MSBA) Resolution urging the US to take steps towards ratification of the Rome Statute of the ICC (September 17, 2010)
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) Resolution in support of the ICC (2002)
- National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) Newsletter article in support of the ICC (October/November 2005)
- National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA Resolution on the ICC, NCCCUSA General Assembly (November 10-12, 1999)
- National Education Association Resolution Committee Resolution I-3 on the ICC (2006)
- National Education Association Letter to President Bush urging US assistance to the ICC (April 30, 2007)
- New Mexico Medical Society Resolution on Pain and Suffering in Darfur in support of the ICC (May 9, 2009)
- Philadelphia Bar Association Resolution in support of the ICC (October 24, 2002)
- Philadelphia Bar Association Resolution in support of the ICC (April 30, 1998)
- Presbyterian Church (USA) Resolution on the ICC (H), 211th General Assembly (June 1999)
- Presbyterian Church (USA) "Celebrating the International Criminal Court" (includes brief history, quotes, lectionary comments, suggested hymns, sermon illustration and litany) (March 9, 2003)
- Presbyterian Church (USA) Statement in support of the ICC by Clifton Kirkpatrick, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of PCUSA (November 12, 2007)
- Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Press release praising US signing of ICC Statute (January 2, 2001)
- Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Press release expressing dismay at US unsigning of Rome Statute (May 13, 2002)
- Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Action alert, "Take action on Yom Hashoa - Support the International Criminal Court and help ensure that Genocide never goes unpunished" (April 2003)
- Union for Reform Judaism General Assembly Resolution on International Human Rights in support of the ICC and US ratification of the Rome Statute (June 2008)
- Unitarian Universalist Association Support the International Criminal Court Action of Immediate Witness (2002)
- Unitarian Universalist-UN Office Director Bruce Knotts's Letter to the Editor in response to Eric Posner's The Absurd International Criminal Court, The Wall Street Journal, June 19, 2012
- United Church of Christ Support for the International Criminal Court (2005)
- United Methodist Church General Board of Church and Society Resolution (May 2000)
- United Nations Association of the United States of America National Convention Resolution on the International Criminal Court (1999)
- United Nations Association of the United States of America National Convention Resolution on the International Criminal Court (2001)
- United Nations Association of the United States of America Denounces Administration Disengagement from ICC Treaty: Calls Renunciation of Signature Ineffective and Damaging (May 6, 2001)
- United Nations Association of the United States of America National Convention Resolution on the International Criminal Court (2003)
- United Nations Association of the United States of America National Convention Resolution on the International Criminal Court (2007)
- United Nations Association of the United States of America Statement in Support of ICC Prosecutor Action on Darfur and United States Engagement to Ensure Arrest Warrants Are Not Blocked (July 25, 2008)
- United Nations Association of the United States of America National Convention Resolution on the International Criminal Court (2009)
- United Nations Association of the United States of America Statement in Support of ICC Arrest Warrant for Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan, for Alleged Atrocities in Darfur (March 4, 2009)
- US Organizations Supporting the ICC (May 2005)
- Vatican Delegation to the Diplomatic Conference on the ICC Intervention of Archbishop Martino, Head of the Vatican Delegation to the Diplomatic Conference on the ICC, Rome (June 16, 1998)
- Vatican References to the International Criminal Court, including the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church (Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, 2005)
- Women of Reform Judaism Statement by Executive Committee (2002)
- World Conference on Religion and Peace Statement by Executive Committee (October 24, 2001)
Political Entities
Listed alphabetically
- City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa International Justice Day Proclamation by Mayor Kay Halloran on the ICC (June 4, 2008)
- City of Columbus, Ohio International Justice Day Proclamation by Mayor Michael B. Coleman on the ICC (July 17, 2007)
- City of Iowa City, Iowa International Justice Day Proclamation by Mayor Regina D. Bailey on the ICC (July 15, 2008)
- Los Angeles City Council Resolution in support of the ICC (December 3, 2003)
- Los Angeles City Council Resolution in support of the ICC (July 17, 2007)
- City of New Haven, Connecticut International Justice Day Proclamation by Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. on the ICC (July 17, 2007)
- State of New Mexico United Nations Day Proclamation on the ICC (October 8, 2004)
- City of New York Statement by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on the ICC (July 19, 2007)
- New York Democratic State Convention Resolution to "Ratify the International Criminal Court Treaty" (May 23, 2002)
- City of Peoria, Arizona International Justice Day Proclamation by Mayor Bob Barrett on the ICC (July 12, 2007)
- City of Philadelphia International Justice Day Proclamation by Mayor Michael A. Nutter on the ICC (July 17, 2010)
- City of Portland, Oregon International Justice Day Proclamation by Mayor Tom Potter on the ICC (July 17, 2007)
- City of Terre Haute, Indiana International Justice Day Proclamation by Mayor Kevin D. Burke on the ICC (July 17, 2007)
Individuals
Listed chronologically
- Nicholas D. Kristof, Op-Ed Column, The New York Times (November 2, 2008)
- Retired General Wesley K. Clark, Council on Foreign Relations (October 17, 2008)
- Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Remarks at Georgetown University Law Center (April 8, 2008)
- Former Chief US Weapons Inspector in Iraq David Kay, Interview with CNN (February 12, 2004)
- Jason Alexander, Edward Asner, Amy Aquino, Diane Baker, Alec Baldwin, William Baldwin, David Bale, Cameron Bancroft, Harry Belafonte, Theodore Bikel, Barbara Bosson, Bruce Boxleitner, Jackson Browne, Gabriel Byrne, Chevy Chase, Jayni Chase, Jill Clayburgh, David Clennon, Peter Coyote, Suzanne Cryer, Ted Danson, E.L. Doctorow, Richard Dreyfuss, Olympia Dukakis, Stevie Earle, Hector Elizondo, Cary Elwes, Shelley Fabares, Bill Fagerbakke, Morgan Fairchild, Jamie Farr, Mike Farrell, Bonnie Franklin, Janeane Garofalo, Larry Gelbart, Greg Germann, Melissa Gilbert, Elliott Gould, Robert Greenwald, Paul Haggis, Tess Harper, Marilu Henner, Ken Howard, Gordon Hunt, Mimi Kennedy, Wendie Malick, Marsha Mason, Amanda McBroom, Catherine McClenahan, Kent McCord, Julia Ormond, Alexandra Paul, David Rabe, Bonnie Raitt, Phil Alden Robinson, Susan Sarandon, John Saxon, Lia Schallert, William Schallert, Martin Sheen, Mary Steenburgen, Gloria Steinem, Marcia Strassman, Loretta Swit, Rita Taggart, B.J. Ward, Dennis Weaver, Haskell Wexler, Alfre Woodward, Noah Wyle and Tracy Wyle, Open Letter to US Senators (calling for US engagement with the Victims Trust Fund and the International Criminal Court) (April 2003)
- Former President Jimmy Carter, Nobel Acceptance Speech (calling for "full implementation" of Rome Statute) (December 10, 2002)
- Mike Farrell, Interview on CNN, December 10, 2002
- General Wesley Clark, Interview on CNN, July 7, 2002
- Letter to President Clinton (from seven senior retired military officers urging him to sign the Rome Statute) (December 22, 2000)
- Committee of Former Nuremberg Prosecutors for a Permanent International Criminal Court, Letter to President Clinton (urging him to sign the Rome Statute) (December 6, 2000)
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