Internationales Recht: USA planen offenbar weitere Sanktionen gegen den Internationalen Strafgerichtshof
Mehrere Vertreter des Strafgerichtshofs wurden bereits sanktioniert, nun sollen die Sanktionen auf die gesamte Behörde ausgeweitet werden. Das hätte weitreichende Folgen.
According to insiders, the United States government plans to intensify its sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC). These measures would extend to the entire authority, two individuals familiar with the matter told Reuters. The plans are expected to be officially presented in the coming days. The US Department of State has yet to respond to a request for comment.
The US has already imposed sanctions on individual employees of the agency, including its president Tomoko Akane. These sanctions include freezing any assets in the US and excluding the entity from the US financial system. Should the punitive actions be expanded to the entire court, US citizens and businesses would need approval from the US Treasury Department to engage with the agency.
Many banks automatically cut ties with sanctioned individuals and organizations due to their reliance on access to the US banking system. The US, along with China, Russia, Israel, and Turkey, are not members of the 2002 Hague-based court, while all EU member states are. The ICC, currently comprising 125 state parties, can also prosecute crimes committed by non-member citizens within the territory of member states.
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