Rubio Takes Swipe at International Law, Attacks ICC
Rubio said the court is a tool of elites and warned Washington will keep pressuring it after new U.S. sanctions aimed at crippling operations.
- On Friday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized the International Criminal Court at the Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention in Washington, decrying the "weaponization of international law" as a tool of the elite.
- Washington has vowed to dismantle the tribunal, labeling it a "rogue court" after President Donald Trump's government grew angered by an arrest warrant for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over alleged crimes in Gaza.
- Rubio charged that international law has been an "instrument" invoked against "nearly every major foreign policy decision," citing Caribbean boat strikes and the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro as examples of this pattern.
- Warning the ICC against "quoting laws to men with swords," the Secretary stated the court is "armed with the power to investigate, to prosecute, to persecute and to jail our citizens" under rules Washington rejects.
- The keynote address marks Rubio's first major speech since the Republican Party's midterm election losses earlier this month, fueling speculation about his political future despite his dismissal of reports he plans to leave the administration.
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Rubio assails international court in speech to conservative legal group
Secretary of State Marco Rubio attacked the International Criminal Court in a speech to a conservative legal group on Friday, arguing for a muscular foreign policy and against international law restraining US actions.
The Secretary of State warned the ICC to take care of itself before “referring laws to men with swords,” as a warning to the court that is prosecuting war crimes.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday criticized what he called the “weaponization of international law.” He called it a tool of the ruling elite and threatened the International Criminal Court (ICC). Rubio warned the court against “quoting law to men with swords.” He accused the Hague-based court of trying to enforce rules that the United States does not recognize. Rubio made the remarks...
The US Secretary of State must urge the International Criminal Court not to apply rules that Washington does not recognize.
Statements occur almost a month after Washington announces new sanctions against the ICC
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