06 May 2002
Text: Bolton Informs U.N. of U.S. Action on Criminal Court
(U.S. will not ratify ICC treaty, he says) (230)
Following is the text of Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and
International Security John Bolton's letter to U.N. Secretary-General
Kofi Annan informing him that the United States is renouncing all
involvement in the newly created International Criminal Court.
(begin text)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
May 6, 2002
STATEMENT BY RICHARD BOUCHER, SPOKESMAN
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT:
LETTER TO U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN
Following is the text of the letter to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi
Annan from Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International
Security John R. Bolton:
Dear Mr. Secretary-General:
This is to inform you, in connection with the Rome Statute of the
International Criminal Court adopted on July 17, 1998, that the United
States does not intend to become a party to the treaty. Accordingly,
the United States has no legal obligations arising from its signature
on December 31, 2000. The United States requests that its intention
not to become a party, as expressed in this letter, be reflected in
the depositary's status lists relating to this treaty.
Sincerely,
S/John R. Bolton
(end text)
(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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