[20190416]IN11101_国际刑事法院：美国对阿富汗暴行罪审查的回应.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i International Criminal Court: U.S. Response to Examination of Atrocity Crimes in Afghanistan Matthew C. Weed Specialist in Foreign Policy Legislation Updated April 16, 2019 On April 5, 2019, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo revoked the U.S. travel visa permitting International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to enter the United States, unless visiting U.N. headquarters in New York, citing legal authority (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(C)(i) to restrict entry of persons “whose . proposed activities in the United States would have potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences.” Secretary Pompeo explained the reason for the decision was Ms. Bensoudas possible investigation of allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in and related to Afghanistan since 2002, arguing such activities could “illegitimately target American personnel for prosecutions and sentencing.” The Secretarys decision is the latest development in the recent worsening of U.S.-ICC relations, a relationship in which Congress has involved itself through legislation and oversight since the ICCs creation. ICC Prosecutors