The International Criminal Court (ICC) depends on the ratification of states that are willing to give up their jurisdiction for stronger enforcement of international crimes. Without the support of major states, the ICC will continue to struggle to fulfill its promise to advance its core purposes, “justice, peace and stability” (Simmons, 226). The ICC has many merits, but it also has many weaknesses, but based on the articles provided, I personally believe that the ICC is an organization worthy of my support. Among the strengths of the ICC is its ability to reduce conflicts and increase the number of peaceful negotiations, which has a positive effect on the International Criminal Court. Although I am an American citizen, I do not agree with how the United States is so against the ICC and any supporter of the ICC. The United States went so far as to “ban U.S. participation in United Nations peacekeeping missions in countries belonging to the Court and cut off military aid” (Mayerfield, 95). I believe that by taking these actions, the United States is moving further away from creating global peace and increasingly toward an unjust society. I believe that because everyone is at risk of persecution by the International Criminal Court, there is a lower level of impunity in the world. No matter what rank one holds in society, there is no leeway or freedom from being punished for committing a crime that violates human rights. Fewer future and current human rights violators are committing the same crimes with the same previously adopted mindset that they would go unpunished by the law. The ICC has made a significant contribution to the global movement towards peace and justice. The Court has given national governments the ability to strengthen their own human rights enforcement, more of a push to “work harder to prosecute and prevent the worst human rights violations” (103) due to the high risk associated with intervention of the ICC, and the expected boost that the Court gives to the “prestige and importance of international law” (104). The contributions of the ICC listed above are only a small description of what it has done and what it continues to do through its efforts to restore peace, justice and stability in international politics, despite the criticisms it may face along the way. the route.