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| US may impose sanctions against the entire International Criminal Court. |
| 2025-09-23 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The United States will consider imposing sanctions against the entire International Criminal Court (ICC) this week. Reuters reported this on September 22, citing sources. "The US is considering imposing sanctions against the entire ICC as early as this week... Washington has already imposed targeted sanctions against several prosecutors and judges, but adding the court itself to the sanctions list would be a serious escalation," the authors wrote. However, the exact date for announcing the restrictions has not been announced. According to the agency, ICC officials have already held a series of meetings with representatives of the organization's member states on the potential consequences of comprehensive sanctions. It is noted that ICC staff have been paid in advance for the remainder of 2025 to mitigate the potential impact of sanctions. On January 9, the US House of Representatives approved a bill imposing sanctions on ICC officials. The law would subject ICC officials to restrictions if they persecute US citizens and their allies who do not recognize the court's jurisdiction. Furthermore, American citizens are prohibited from funding the ICC's activities. On February 7, US President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on the ICC for actions against Washington and Tel Aviv, clarifying in his executive order that the organization has no jurisdiction over the US or Israel, as neither country is a party to the Rome Statute or a member of it. On June 5, the United States imposed restrictions on four ICC judges. The decision was prompted by accusations of politicization and abuse of power by the organization. According to the US State Department, imposing sanctions on the four sitting judges "was not an easy decision." On August 20, the US imposed sanctions on four more ICC officials from France and Canada. |
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