US sanctions International Criminal Court after former judge awarded Nobel Peace Prize
US sanctions International Criminal Court after former judge awarded Nobel Peace Prize Submitted by Sondos Asem on Fri, 10/09/2026 - 12:06 Trump administration targets the Hague-based war crimes court after it sanctioned more than half of its judges and all its top prosecutors Off The Trump administration imposed institutional sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday, hours…
The Trump administration has imposed institutional sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) following the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to one of its founding judges. This move comes in response to the court's 2024 arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, which sanctioned more than half of its judges and all its top prosecutors.
The sanctions target the ICC as an institution, potentially cutting it off from large parts of the international financial system by restricting transactions in US dollars. While ICC officials have stated they are prepared to withstand the impact of these sanctions, they have alternative arrangements in place. The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, emphasized that the US will ban transactions with the ICC, aiming to cripple its ability to operate.
Brief written by urgent.news from Middle East Eye's own syndicated text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
- Nobel Peace Prize goes to Navi Pillay, former UN human rights chief globalnews.ca
- Peace prize winner Navi Pillay has served as a judge across multiple international courts winnipegfreepress.com
- Navi Pillay dedicates Nobel Peace Prize to 'survivors of international crimes' middleeasteye.net
- Nobel Peace winner Pillay jokes about sharing prize with Trump gulfnews.com
- South African lawyer Navi Pillay awarded 2026 Nobel Peace Prize english.elpais.com
- Nobel Committee awards 2026 Peace Prize to Navi Pillay dailytimes.com.pk
- US sanctions global court as judge awarded Nobel Peace Prize thehill.com
- 2026 Nobel Peace Prize: Who is Navanethem “Navi” Pillay? france24.com
