US sanctions International Criminal Court after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
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The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, targeting the Hague-based tribunal as a whole after previously sanctioning individual judges and prosecutors.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States would ban transactions with what he called a “rogue court,” cutting off its resources and limiting its ability to operate. The Treasury Department placed the ICC on its Specially Designated Nationals list, potentially restricting its access to U.S.-based financial services, technology companies and dollar transactions.
The measures include exemptions and an initial six-month grace period for companies and individuals to wind down business with the court. The State Department said the period was intended to give the ICC and its 125 member states time to address U.S. concerns.
Washington, which is not an ICC member, has opposed the court’s arrest warrants for Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and its investigation into alleged actions by U.S. personnel in Afghanistan. Netanyahu welcomed the sanctions.
The ICC called the measures an attempt to obstruct justice and an “assault on the rule of law,” while President Tomoko Akane said the court would continue its work independently. The European Union said it was prepared to protect the court, and several U.S. allies jointly expressed strong disagreement. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the decision a serious blow to international criminal justice.
The sanctions were announced hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Pillay on Saturday described sanctions against the court and its judges as “unheard of” and “unacceptable.”
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