Rubio takes swipe at international law, attacks ICC
Marco Rubio warned the ICC against 'quoting laws to men with swords', accusing the Hague-based court of enforcing rules Washington does not recognise.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized the International Criminal Court (ICC) during a speech at the Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention, accusing it of weaponizing international law for elite interests. Rubio warned the ICC against enforcing laws that the United States does not recognize, stating that international law has been invoked in nearly every Trump administration foreign policy decision.
The US has imposed new sanctions on the ICC, vowing to cripple its operations. Iran, Russia, and China are not ICC members. Rubio's remarks, which received a standing ovation, are his first major US speech since the Republican Party's midterm election losses. His speech at the conservative group could fuel speculation about his political ambitions, as past presidential hopefuls have also addressed the conference.
Rubio reiterated his criticism of the ICC's power to investigate, prosecute, persecute, and jail citizens without consent or control, saying that if the court attempts to enforce its decrees on Americans, the US will respond as General Pompey did to those who invoked Roman laws against his legions.
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