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Symbolic image: US sanctions the International Criminal Court as a wholeSymbolic image

US sanctions the International Criminal Court as a whole

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The US imposed sanctions on the entire International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize. The court calls it an assault on the rule of law.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington will ban transactions with what he called a rogue court: "Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC." Companies have 180 days to stop dealing with the court, and Rubio said the US still hopes for a diplomatic solution without saying what it would involve. The ICC said it will not be deterred and urged its 125 member states to defend it. Washington had already sanctioned 13 court officials over two years, including half of its 18 judges.

Exemptions and workarounds

The US Treasury issued four general licenses allowing some transactions for ICC telecommunications, software, pension payments and detainees. According to the Financial Times, the court had already moved its office software from Microsoft to Germany's openDesk and cut ties with its insurer Axa.

European and UN reaction

The European Commission said the EU is ready to take all necessary measures so the court can continue, without saying whether it would use its blocking mechanism. Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten said the Netherlands is very disappointed and wants the six months used for talks with Washington. UN human rights chief Volker Türk called the sanctions unacceptable.

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