US escalates campaign to disable International Criminal Court
The Trump administration has escalated its pressure campaign against the International Criminal Court, announcing what it called a whole-of-government response to "systematically disable" the tribunal's ability to operate. The move was set out in Washington on Monday in a State Department news release, alongside a video statement from Secretary of State Marco Rubio and an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal. It marks a sharper public phase in a dispute that has already included sanctions on ICC officials and rights groups that have provided evidence to the court.The announcement said the United States was considering several further steps, including... [Continue Reading]
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