Trump Administration Threatens ICC

USC LAW EXPERT AVAILABLE

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION THREATENS ICC; ATTEMPTS TO HALT INVESTIGATION INTO U.S. TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN

HANNAH GARRY is an expert on the International Criminal Court and former Visiting Professor at the ICC and former legal advisor to the Yugoslav, Rwandan and Cambodian international tribunals and international law.

Garry can speak on:

·         Why John Bolton is threatening the International Criminal Court (ICC) now in his “first major address as national security advisor” in the Trump administration;

·         How the ICC could possibly investigate Americans for actions in Afghanistan when the United States is not a member of the ICC;

·         What Americans might be implicated, including high level American officials if the ICC begins investigation against the U.S. with regard to Afghanistan;

·         What legal and political hurdles the ICC faces in starting an investigation involving U.S. nationals for actions in Afghanistan;

·         What other actions the United States could take if the ICC does launch an investigation against Americans;

·         What Palestine’s role is and why John Bolton is threatening to shut down the PLO’s office in Washington;

·         The history of the United States’ relationship to the International Criminal Court since it began work in 2002, including John Bolton’s relationship with the ICC over this time.

Garry may be reached at (213) 740-9154 or (303) 819-4062 (cell