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“We, States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), reiterate our continued and unwavering support for the independence, impartiality, and integrity of the ICC,” said a joint declaration by the foreign ministers of Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
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The eight countries’ statement came after newly announced US sanctions against the ICC.
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“As staunch supporters of the International Criminal Court (ICC), we express our regret and firm opposition to the announcement of sanctions that the United States intends to impose on the Court.” If implemented, “such sanctions would have a significant impact on the Court’s activities, its staff, and their families,” the text continues, with the ministers reaffirming their commitment “to upholding the rules-based international order and promoting accountability.”
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Meanwhile, former ICC judge Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
Navi Pillay, 85, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday “for her efforts to promote peace and international law”, the Nobel Committee announced.
It came the award hours before the US imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, the Nobel Committee said in its citation that recognising Pillay underlined the importance of maintaining an organised international order.
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Bruh Starting next April, it will be prohibited for any US citizens, companies, or organizations to conduct business with the ICC. Organizations outside the US that collaborate with the court also face the threat of sanctions.
One possible consequence is that ICC staff salaries can no longer be paid. “The ICC holds its bank account with ABN Amro,” says De Hoon. “It is highly questionable whether the bank can circumvent these sanctions.”
Once the sanctions take effect, staff members will no longer be able to use US-made software. For instance, they would be unable to send emails to one another via Microsoft, and documents—such as investigative materials—could not be stored on US servers.
Previous sanctions imposed by the US government applied only to individual prosecutors and judges; now, the court itself is being targeted as an institution. The ICC had already begun migrating its IT systems in response to those earlier sanctions, but the progress of this process remains unclear. “These systems are so complex that I wonder if it can be done by April,” says De Hoon. International organizations
Thats crazy
The world can’t turn against Trump fast enough
Even my country’s fascist government is more left-leaning than the US
