National public opinion polls demonstrate that over half of the public supports US participation in the ICC — when it knows about it. This non-partisan response comes from an emotional and moral abhorrence to the crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court, and a belief that anyone who commits an atrocity should be held accountable under law for his or her actions. In this way the Court provides a forum through which people with widely differing perspectives can stand together against horrendous crimes.

While instinctive support for the Court is broad-based, it is also shallow and untapped. US policy toward the Court has not yet been translated into an election issue; US hostility toward the Court has not generated the kind of reaction needed for government leaders to take notice.

Many national organizations, including AMICC members, are determined to translate opinion into action. They have made institutional commitments to the ICC that they are using to educate their members about the Court and to encourage their active support at the local level.

Click the links to the left to see ICC opinion polls, organizational committments to the ICC, and statements by notable supporters.