US imposes sanctions on ICC

US President Donald Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday.

ICC condemns sanctions

The ICC condemned the sanctions as an 'assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order'.

“The Court cannot stand alone. Its fate now rests also in the hands of the states that created it”

US opposes ICC's jurisdiction

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington acted because it opposed the court’s efforts to prosecute Americans.

“President trump will never allow the international criminal court to prosecute americans”

ICC wins Nobel Peace Prize

South African jurist Navi Pillay won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.

Sanctions impact services

The sanctions could complicate the ICC’s access to banking, software, insurance and other services supplied by US-based companies.

Allies support ICC

Foreign ministers from Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and Britain reaffirmed their support for the court.

“If put into effect these sanctions will have a significant impact on the court's work its dedicated staff and their families”

ICC continues operations

ICC Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan said the measures were intended to weaken international law and an independent judicial institution.

“Our work will continue across all our situations our investigations and our prosecutions”