US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
- 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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ANALYSIS - Europeans stand at the foot of the wall to protect the Hague institution, supported by 125 states, which the United States intends to "dismantle brick by brick". The Court denounces an "attack against the rule of law".
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Canada's foreign policy agencies, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and Britain issued a joint statement condemning United States sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC). "Reiterating our unwavering and unwavering support for the independence, impartiality and integrity of the ICC. Convinced of the ICC, we regret and strongly disagree with the imposition by the United States of sanctions against the Court,"…
European foreign ministers will meet on Monday to discuss the announced US sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. According to Minister Tom Berendsen, the sanctions will ‘seriously impede’ the ICC, although Prime Minister Rob Jetten considers it ‘crucial’ that the US leaves the door open for talks. The sanctions announced today will not take effect immediately, as feared, but in six months.
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