US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
The measures could cut off banking, insurance and software services and widen pressure on the court after U.S. criticism over arrest warrants.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump's administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, banning transactions and threatening penalties for companies that serve the tribunal.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated the United States is sanctioning the "rogue court" to prevent prosecution of Americans and demanded allies "rein in the court."
- To maintain operations, court officials shifted banking and computer systems to prepare for sanctions, while the ICC counts 125 countries as member states.
- Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan told Reuters the sanctions "must be condemned," arguing they are "intended to undermine the rule of law."
- Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay, a South African jurist, served on the ICC's Appeals Chamber from 2003 to 2008 for her work in international criminal justice.
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Trump sanctions ICC after losing out on Nobel Peace Prize to former UN judge
US President Donald Trump has unveiled a series of sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) after a former judge beat him out for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Navanethem Pillay, one of the judges who oversaw the UN report that concluded Israel committed genocide in Gaza, for […]
US imposes sanctions on ICC, hours after Nobel award to former judge
Washington - US President Donald Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies.
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CBS News The Trump administration imposed fresh sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court on Friday, taking action against the court itself after previously penalizing more than a dozen of its judges and prosecutors. “Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement announcing the measures. The move came just hours after the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced it was aw…
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