THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEASURES REGARDING THE INTERNATIONAL

The will of international community to implement justice and to put an end to the impunity for the perpetrators of crimes against humanity, war crimes and the genocide lead to the establishment of International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC is expected to prosecute and punish international criminals in order to prevent committing such crimes in the future. Following the creation of the Court in 2002, the United States which had active participation in the establishment of the ICC and has been involved in military and non-military missions around the world, determined to take measures to prevent prosecution and punishment of its nationals participating in such missions. In this article, a legal and analytical discussion has been made regarding such measures through internal and international instruments.