Should the United States join the International Criminal Court? Would U.S. membership help promote international justice or would it expose American officials and service-people to politically motivated harassment? If you support American membership, explain why in the U.S. In the ICC thread; if you oppose U.S. membership, explain why in the U.S. Out of the ICC thread. Defend your position with either logical arguments or contemporary or historical facts.

Choose between the following 2 prompts

Prompt 1:
U.S. In the ICC
If you believe that the United States should join the International Criminal Court, explain why by posting an essay in this thread.

Prompt 2:
U.S. Out of the ICC
If you do not believe that the United States should join the International Criminal Court, explain why by posting an essay in this thread.

(1) A clear introduction that addresses directly the question posed by the instructor;
(2) A body of factual examples that support your thesis; these examples may be drawn from either the assigned readings or footnoted sources researched independently by the student; Wikipedia is not an appropriate source for academic essays;
(3) A coherent paragraph structure that highlights your main points; and
(4) Appropriate citations for materials drawn from the works of others; plagiarized threads will be penalized.