A new examination of the International Criminal Court (ICC) from a political science and international relations perspective. It describes the main features of the court and discusses the political negotiations and the on-going clashes between those states who oppose the court particularly the United States and those who defend it. It also makes these issues accessible to non-lawyers and presents effective advocacy strategies for non-governmental organizations. It also delivers essential background to the place of the US in international relations and makes a major contribution to thinking about the ICCâs future. While global civil society does not deliver global democracy it does contribute to more transparent more deliberative and more ethical international decision-making which is ultimately preferable to a world of isolated sovereign states with no accountability outside their borders or exclusive and secretive state-to-state diplomacy. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of international relations international law globalization and global governance. . Language: English