ICC-Withdrawals

FILE - The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen on Dec. 9, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands.

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US hits International Criminal Court with sweeping sanctions as part of drive to dismantle tribunal

US hits International Criminal Court with sweeping sanctions as part of drive to dismantle tribunal

The Trump administration has imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court as part of its campaign to dismantle the tribunal that the U.S. believes has become politicized and attempted to unfairly and illegally prosecute Americans and Israelis on war crimes charges. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the sanctions on Friday. This came after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African prosecutor Navi Pillay. The court called the sanctions “an assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order.”