[UPDATE] U.S. sanctions the International Criminal Court as an institution, and Rubio vows to dismantle it
Some measures wait six months; the U.S. had already sanctioned 17 of the court's judges and officials.
On Saturday, Oct. 10, the U.S. imposed sweeping sanctions on the ICC itself, including a ban on U.S. entities doing business with it, per NPR and the BBC. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he wants "our Allies within the Court to work for solutions to end this threat to U.S. sovereignty forever." The U.S. is not a member: it never ratified the Rome Statute, the treaty that created the court, which claims jurisdiction over acts on its members' territory, including by Americans.
PREVIOUSLY
Before this move, the U.S. had sanctioned 17 ICC judges and officials over the court's rulings.
Key details:
- Grace period before some of the new measures take effect: 6 months.
- The sanctions came hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize. Pillay called sanctions on judges for their rulings "unheard of, unacceptable."