International Criminal Court

US sanctions ICC itself hours after ex-judge wins Nobel

The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court as an institution on Friday. Until now Washington had targeted individual judges and prosecutors, so this marks a sharp escalation against the Hague-based tribunal. The announcement came hours after former…

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US sanctions ICC hours after ex-judge wins Nobel

The Trump administration put sanctions on the International Criminal Court itself on Friday, hours after Navi Pillay, a former judge at the court, won the Nobel Peace Prize. The move pits Washington against European allies who back the Hague-based tribunal.…

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ICC members vote to dismiss Prosecutor Karim Khan over sexual misconduct

Member states of the International Criminal Court voted on Friday to remove chief prosecutor Karim Khan from his position following allegations of sexual misconduct, marking the first time in the court's 24-year history that a sitting prosecutor has been dismissed.

Trump administration launches campaign to isolate the ICC

The Trump administration is escalating its confrontation with the International Criminal Court, launching a new effort to isolate the Hague-based tribunal that it frames as a threat to American sovereignty, Reuters reported on Monday.