"The International Criminal Court came into being on July 1, 2002. To its supporters, the new court represents nothing less than a milestone in the evolution of global justice. The court’s opponents also portray it in highly dramatic terms. The Bush administration says it is so concerned that the court may launch politically motivated prosecutions of U.S. citizens that it has started a worldwide drive to secure immunity agreements from other countries, withholding military aid from many of those who refuse. Yet in the immediate future, the court’s impact may be much less than its supporters and critics believe. The setting up of the International Criminal Court presents the odd spectacle of an event of enormous symbolic resonance, whose practical effects are likely to remain fairly modest, at least for some time to come." The Crimes of War Project December magazine features the International Criminal Court. You can read the full magazine by clicking on the URL provided.