,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #hee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ab1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,om> submitt$ ! foll[+        
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9 addition to !  
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to 
be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9  
ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions
 z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee 
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t ! ,unit$  
,/ates %\ld ratify ! ,rome ,/atute & jo9
 ! ,int]national ,crim9al ,c\rt4  ,:]eas
 crimes ( g5ocide1 crimes aga9/         
humanity1 & w> crimes are uniquely he9\s
 & ( global conc]n2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$     
,/ates has be5 a global lead] 9 ! field 
( int]national crim9al ju/ice = atrocity
 crimes s9ce ! ,nuremb]g ,trials2 ,:]eas
 ! fundam5tal pr9ciples ( ! rule ( law &
 acc\ntability = atrocity crimes are    
c5tral to ! ,unit$ ,/ates values &      
int]e/s at home & abroad2 ,:]eas !      
,unit$ ,/ates has demon/rat$ its        

commitm5t to ^! values & int]e/s by     
tangibly support+ num]\s dome/ic1       
int]national1 & hybrid c\rts = atrocity 
crimes1 includ+ ! ,int]national ,crim9al
 ,tribunal = ! ,=m] ,yugoslavia1 !      
,int]national ,crim9al ,tribunal =      
,rw&a1 ! ,special ,c\rt = ,si]ra ,leone1
 ! ,extraord9>y ,*amb]s 9 ! ,c\rts (    
,cambodia1 ! ,extraord9>y ,african      
,*amb]s1 & ! ,special ,tribunal =       
,lebanon2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates fur!r  
demon/rates ?is commitm5t by be+ p>ty to
 ! ,conv5tion on ! ,prev5tion &         
,puni%m5t ( ! ,crime ( ,g5ocide1 !      
,unit$ ,nations ,conv5tion ,aga9/       
,torture1 & ! ,g5eva ,conv5tions2 ,:]eas
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates fur!r demon/rates ?is  
commitm5t by ! exi/5ce ( (fices at !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice & ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,homel& ,security t are d$icat$ to      
pursu+ & appreh5d+ ! p]petrators (      
atrocity crimes1 z well z ! exi/5ce ( a 
d$icat$ ,(fice ( ,global ,crim9al       
,ju/ice at ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate2 ,:]eas !
 ,unit$ ,/ates sign$ ! ,rome ,/atute ( !

 ,int]national ,crim9al ,c\rt on        
,decemb] #ca1 #bjjj1 b has yet to ratify
 ! /atute & jo9 ! ,c\rt z a full memb]2 
,:]eas ! ,int]national ,crim9al ,c\rt is
 an important in/itution 9 ! global     
fight aga9/ impunity = w> crimes1 crimes
 aga9/ humanity1 & g5ocide2 ,:]eas !    
,int]national ,crim9al ,c\rt op]ates on 
! pr9ciple ( complem5t>ity & z a c\rt ( 
la/ resort2 ,:]eas because ( ^!         
pr9ciples1 cases are n admissible be=e !
 ,int]national ,crim9al ,c\rt :]e !y are
 be+ g5u9ely inve/igat$ or prosecut$    
be=e dome/ic c\rts2 ,:]eas despite !    
,unit$ ,/ates n be+ a memb] ( ! ,c\rt1  
adm9i/rations ( bo? political p>ties h  
recogniz$ its utility = ! national      
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas only  
by ratify+ ! ,rome ,/atute & becom+ a   
memb] ( ! ,int]national ,crim9al ,c\rt c
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates cr$ibly %ape ! ,c\rt's 
activities & priorities2 ,:]eas ! va/   
majority ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates olde/ &      
close/ allies are /ate p>ties to !      
,int]national ,crim9al ,c\rt2 & ,:]eas x

 is 9 l9e ) ,am]ican values1 int]e/s1 & 
pr\d hi/ory z a global lead] 9 ! fight  
aga9/ impunity & = ju/ice t ! ,unit$    
,/ates becomes a full memb] ( !         
,int]national ,crim9al ,c\rt3 ,n[1      
!re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,s5ate %\ld ratify ! ,rome ,/atute2    
7#b7 any visa re/rictions put 9 place by
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate on ,int]national   
,crim9al ,c\rt p]sonnel %\ld be lift$2 &
  7#c7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld use its     
voice1 vote1 & influ5ce 9 bilat]al &    
multilat]al relation%ips & in/itutions  
to enc\rage =eign c\ntries t are n p>ty 
to ! ,int]national ,crim9al ,c\rt to jo9
 ! ,int]national ,crim9al ,c\rt4