Brussels, 15/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - On 14 May, the European Union made the following statement on the United States' stance over the International Criminal Court, the Statute of which takes effect on 11 July (see EUROPE of 5 April, p.6).
"1. The EU takes note with disappointment and regret of the decision by the United
States on 6 May 2002 formally to announce that it does not intend to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and that it considers itself...