Above the Law

'Above the Law is a compelling and deeply researched account of why the US has been such a robust supporter of global justice initiatives, except for one: the International Criminal Court. The book is a sophisticated, highly readable, and sober analysis of one of the most important policy tensions in US foreign policy – America's simultaneous championing of international justice, and its resistance to supranational legal accountability.' Thomas Gift, Associate Professor and Director of the Centre on US Politics, University College London 'Above the Law is thorough and insightful. Daniel Krcmaric offers the most complete examination of why successive US administrations have feared the ICC yet sometimes assisted investigations. Debunking the claim of ICC anti-US bias, Krcmaric offers provocative ideas for the future of the US-ICC relationship.' Judith Kelley, Terry Sanford Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, Duke University 'This timely text - emerging at a time when President Trump's sanctions have brought the US-ICC relationship to a new nadir - utilizes international relations theory and statistical analyses of the ICC's entire track record to convincingly demonstrate that the fears of some US policymakers that ICC actors are biased against the United States are manifestly unfounded. This proof that the ICC is not the existential threat some would portray it to be should open the way for a more cooperative, productive, and strategic relationship based upon a shared commitment to seek justice for victims of the worst crimes known to humankind.' Beth Van Schaack, Distinguished Fellow, Center for Human Rights & International Justice, Stanford University, and former United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice