European states, Canada, Japan and UN back ICC against US sanctions
Summary
The United States has imposed new sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), aiming to stop it from prosecuting Americans. Many countries, including US allies and the United Nations, oppose the sanctions and support the ICC’s role in investigating war crimes and crimes against humanity.Key Facts
- The US Treasury announced sanctions that ban transactions with the ICC, aiming to cut off its resources.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump will not allow the ICC to prosecute Americans.
- The ICC was created in 2002 to prosecute war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity when national courts fail.
- The US and Israel are not members of the ICC and the US claims the court is overstepping by pursuing officials from non-member countries like Israel.
- The ICC called the US sanctions an attack on the rule of law and asked its 125 member states to defend it.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Human Rights chief Volker Turk condemned the sanctions and expressed concern about their impact on international justice.
- US allies including the Netherlands, Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, and Japan expressed regret and disagreement with the sanctions.
- The sanctions include a six-month grace period before they take full effect to allow for dialogue.
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