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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.
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