US imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court hours after former judge wins Nobel
US President Donald Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize , putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies. The court denounced the move as an “assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order,” and called on its 125…
In a diplomatic standoff, the United States imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay received the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The move comes after the ICC denounced the sanctions as an "assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order."
The court called on its 125 member states to defend it and vowed to continue its investigations and prosecutions. The sanctions, which could affect companies providing services to the court, were announced by the US Treasury with a six-month initial grace period, and some exemptions for telecoms, software, payment of pensions, and transactions related to detainees.
The Trump administration has long been hostile to the ICC, which investigates war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. The sanctions are intended to undermine the rule of law internationally and the work of the independent judicial institution.
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