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Trump administration imposes sweeping ICC sanctions
The US has imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court, seeking to cripple its operations after it issued arrest warrants for Israeli officials.
In brief
The US has imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court, seeking to cripple its operations after it issued arrest warrants for Israeli officials. The Trump administration has imposed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court to cripple its operations, escalating US opposition to the…
US imposes sweeping ICC sanctions
The Trump administration has imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court. The move came hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
ICC founded to prosecute major crimes
The International Criminal Court was founded in two thousand two to prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
US seeks to cripple court operations
Washington has previously sanctioned ICC prosecutors and judges, but the latest move seeks to cripple the court's operations, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
What it means
The Trump administration has imposed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court to cripple its operations, escalating US opposition to the court after it issued arrest warrants for Israeli officials.
