Political Quotes

“the language in section 170A of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act now before the Senate expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should encourage the establishment of an international criminal court within the United Nations system. I support the proposal by my friend from Connecticut, because I share his belief that the establishment of a mechanism for the enforcement of the international rule of law would be a positive development. But let us be clear about what this resolution does not do. It does not put the Congress on record in favor of any particular proposal. It says only that the Congress encourages the process to move forward. A question has arisen as to whether the Judiciary Committee should review this resolution. The establishment of an international criminal court would obviously have profound implications were the United States to join it. I agree, therefore, that the Judiciary Committee has an interest in this subject--and will continue to closely monitor developments in the International Law Commission and the United Nations. But formal Judiciary Committee review of this resolution is, at this time, not necessary. There have been many proposals put forth by various organizations and members of the academic community, but there is as yet no final draft of a statute for an international criminal court.”