US President Donald Trump on Friday imposed sanctions on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in response to one of the court's judges being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
South African judge Navi Pillay, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, described the sanctions recently announced by the United States as "unprecedented and unacceptable." (ANSA)
The Trump administration has strongly condemned the ICC, which prosecutes cases such as genocide and war crimes, saying it violates the law. The court is not independent, but rather is tied to the interests of the countries that formed it.
US President Donald Trump on Friday imposed sanctions on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in response to one of the court's judges being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.