U.S. Senator Rubio Announces Sanctions Targeting International Criminal Court
Senator Marco Rubio announced on 13 October that the United States will impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court, directing the Treasury to block ICC assets in U. S. jurisdictions and ordering American companies to halt business with the court, in Washington, D. C. The sanctions follow a series of measures announced earlier by the Trump administration, which said they were intended to curb the court’s jurisdiction over U. S. officials and responded to recent ICC arrest warrants against Israeli officials.
U. S. officials said the plan would block the ICC’s financial assets and restrict transactions. The move drew criticism, and a group of 58 European Parliament members later urged Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to activate the EU Blocking Statute to protect the court from U. S. sanctions.
