Trump Administration Sanctions International Criminal Court President, Citing Abuses of Power

Trump Administration Sanctions International Criminal Court President, Citing Abuses of Power

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The new world won’t be ruled by the ICC’s bias – or Washington’s overreach

The clash over sanctions on judges reveals a fading order in which neither moral monopoly nor financial coercion can claim legitimacy Washington’s clash with the International Criminal Court exposes the contradictions between supranational legal claims, American exceptionalism, and the rise of multipolar sovereignty. The latest clash between Washington and the International Criminal Court says more...

EU urged to use obscure blocking statute to protect International Criminal Court from Trump sanctions

The EU has been urged to hit back at Donald Trump’s administration’s sanctions campaign against the International Criminal Court – by invoking a little-known ‘blocking statute’ that would ban companies and banks from complying with the sanctions.  The Trump administration has stepped up its campaign to break the Hague-based court by withdrawing from the Rome Statute that created it and urging its allies to do the same.  And last week, US secreta…