US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Treasury said the measures could cut off banking, insurance and software services as Washington pressed the court to address U.S. concerns.
- 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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U.S. Imposes Further Sanctions on ICC After Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Trump administration placed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, just hours after a former ICC judge, Navi Pillay, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The court condemned the sanctions and urged its 125 member states to come to its defense. The U.S. has already sanctioned 17 ICC judges and officials. Click here to see our interview about Navi Pillay, the new Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Pillay Slams Trump Administration’s ‘Cruel’ International Criminal Court Sanctions
Navi Pillay, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, called the United States’ sanctions on the International Criminal Court—imposed hours after Trump was again passed over for the award he covets—“negative and cruel.”
Nobel peace laureate Navi Pillay defends international justice, slams U.S. moves against ICC as ‘negative and cruel’ – WTOP News
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Nobel peace laureate Navi Pillay defends international justice, slams U.S. moves against ICC as ‘negative and cruel’.
This year's Nobel Peace Prize goes to the South African lawyer and human rights activist Navanethem "Navi" Pillay. She was judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague from 2003 to 2008 and then until 2014 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. A few hours after the Nobel Prize Committee in Oslo announced on Friday, the US tightened its sanctions against the ICC.
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