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EU rejects US campaign to disable ICC, backs court's individual jurisdiction
July 14, 2026 at 04:55 PM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 9 hours
The European Union has pushed back against the Trump administration's assertion that the International Criminal Court threatens US sovereignty, a day after the US announced a plan to systematically disable the tribunal.
- EU spokesperson Anouar El Anouni said the ICC does not threaten sovereign states and called attacks on the court unacceptable.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the US would work to "systematically disable" the ICC, claiming it threatens the US political and legal system.
- The US State Department said the campaign would include pressuring other nations to withdraw from the ICC and increasing scrutiny of countries that refuse.
- The US has placed 11 ICC officials, including the chief prosecutor and eight judges, under sanctions with canceled accounts and travel bans.