‘Rogue court’: US sanctions ICC hours after ex-judge wins Nobel Prize
Summary
The United States imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) shortly after the court’s former judge, Navi Pillay, won the Nobel Prize. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized the ICC and promised to weaken the court.Key Facts
- The US announced sanctions against the ICC on Friday.
- The sanctions came hours after Navi Pillay, a former ICC judge, received the Nobel Prize.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the ICC a “rogue court.”
- Rubio said the US plans to “dismantle it piece by piece.”
- The ICC is an international court that tries serious crimes like war crimes and crimes against humanity.
- The US government has had long-standing tensions with the ICC.
- The exact details of the sanctions were not mentioned in the article.
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