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Abstract
This Article discusses the recent adoption of the Security Council Resolution 1422 and its impact on international law. The Author asserts that the United States--a major proponent of Resolution 1422--desires to immunize its leaders and soldiers from the International Criminal Court's jurisdictional powers. The Author begins by describing the drafting history of Article 16 and its legal consequences. Upon highlighting the most significant reasons for opposing Resolution 1422, the Author delineates how the Resolution mirrors the inconsistency with the United Nations Charter and the Law of Treaties. Finally, the Author concludes that Resolution 1422 should be rejected because it violates certain peremptory norms and it conflicts with the letter and the spirit of existing international laws.
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Mohamed E. Zeidy,
The United States Dropped the Atomic Bomb of Article 16 of the ICC Statute,
35 Vanderbilt Law Review
1503
(2021)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/vjtl/vol35/iss5/2