U.S. sanctions the International Criminal Court itself, cutting it off from U.S. finance and tech
Lays out what the sanctions actually cut off, and how Europe might respond.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court as an institution, cutting it off from U.S.-based financial services and technology companies and from using U.S. dollars. U.S. companies and individuals doing business with the court have six months to wind it down. The administration objects to the court's investigations into the United States and its allies, including Israel. The ICC called the move "an assault on the rule of law," and Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement of strong disagreement. The Netherlands, the court's host, has discussed using the EU's blocking statute in response.
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Rome Statute
After exploring US hits International Criminal Court with sweeping sanctions as part of drive to dismantle tribunal, for the treaty that created the court, see Rome Statute.
The treaty establishing the ICC, adopted in Rome in 1998 and in force since 2002. As of January 2025, 125 countries were party to it.
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