Senate Hearing Radiates Support for the Establishment of a Permanent International Criminal Court

On May 20, 1993, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to support a joint resolution calling for U.S. support of efforts to establish a permanent court following a hearing on May 12, 1993, at which experts testified before the Committee. The resolution, which was sent to the full Senate by an 11-7 vote, urges the U.S. to support ongoing efforts to establish such a court to try individuals suspected of crimes of an international nature…[more]