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Do you have questions on the International Criminal Court?

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Are war crimes tribunals the solution for a world that's at war? The International Criminal Court was founded in July 2002 and aims to hold individuals accountable for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the international community. The Bush administration opposes the court, and says that no American soldier should ever face trial in anything but a U.S. court.

Richard Dicker, International Justice Director of Human Rights, and Ruth Wedgewood, Professor, Yale Law School, represent opposing viewpoints on the ICC and U.S. involvement in the court. Submit your question about the ICC, its mandate, or U.S. involvement, and both experts will answer selected questions. Answers to selected questions will be posted August 1st, 2002.

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INFORMATION ON THE EXPERTS

Ruth Wedgewood
Professor, Yale Law School
Ruth Wedgwood has been a professor of international law at Yale Law School since 1986. She is also Senior Fellow for International Organizations and Law at the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Director of Studies at The Hague Academy for International Law in the Netherlands. Ms. Wedgwood has served on more than a dozen prestigious committees and boards, including the Hart-Rudman Commission on Security in the 21st Century, the Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on International Law, and the board of directors of the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights. She has written and edited several monographs on international law, including After Dayton: Lessons of the Bosnian Peace Process (1999) and American National Interest and the United Nations (1996). She is a frequent contributor to law journals and collected volumes on international law, as well as to the op-ed pages of major newspapers. She has appeared as a commentator on all major networks, including CNN and BBC. Wedgwood holds an A.B. from Harvard University and a J.D. from Yale University. Richard Dicker
International Justice Director of Human Rights,
Human Rights Watch
Richard Dicker is Director of the Corporations and Human Rights Program at Human Rights Watch where he also serves as Associate Counsel. Mr. Dicker has been an advocate on human rights trends in China and U.S.-Sino policy since 1993. He led the Human Rights Watch delegation to the Diplomatic Conference in Rome in 1998. He was the director of the Committee to End the Chinese Gulag from 1991-1993, and of Africa Watch from 1990-1991.