US sanctions the International Criminal Court as an institution
US sanctions now target the International Criminal Court itself. The court rejected the measures and said it would continue its work. It called on member states to ensure it can keep operating. This follows earlier sanctions against individual court officials.
The United States imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court as an institution on October 9. The court rejected the measures and said it would continue carrying out its mandate. The court called on member states to ensure it has the means to continue operating. The institutional sanctions follow earlier US designations against individual judges and prosecutors.