§7423 Prohibition on Cooperation with the International Criminal Court

Summary

Bars cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC). U.S. courts, federal agencies, and state or local governments cannot help the ICC when it asks for help under the Rome Statute. Federal agencies cannot pass on or carry out ICC letters rogatory or similar requests. No person may be extradited or sent from the United States to the ICC, and the U.S. will not help transfer U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens to the ICC. No U.S. government body may give support to the ICC. No money from any U.S. law may be used to help the ICC investigate, arrest, detain, extradite, or prosecute any U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien. The United States must use its treaty and agreement powers to stop U.S. assistance from being used by the ICC. No ICC agent may do investigative work in the U.S. or its territories. These rules do not apply to ad hoc U.N. criminal tribunals set up by the U.N. Security Council (before or after August 2, 2002) for crimes in a specific country or conflict. They also do not stop actions allowed under section 7427 or routine communication of U.S. policy. ICC investigators may work in the U.S. only for cases about foreign persons tied to the Situation in Ukraine and only with the Attorney General’s agreement.