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EU rejects US campaign to disable ICC, backs court's individual jurisdiction
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EU rejects US campaign to disable ICC, backs court's individual jurisdiction
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.
What happened since
Ilhan Omar introduces resolution urging US to join International Criminal Court
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar introduced a resolution on Wednesday urging the US to join the International Criminal Court, two days after Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed to dismantle the tribunal.
- Ilhan Omar introduced a resolution on Wednesday urging the United States to join the International Criminal Court.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed earlier this week to dismantle the court through sanctions and diplomatic pressure.
- EU spokesperson Anouar El Anouni said attacks or threats against the court, its personnel, or those cooperating with it are not acceptable.
- Two US advocacy groups sued the Trump administration over an executive order that forced them to halt work with the ICC's investigation into alleged Israeli war crimes.
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