US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
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The US imposes sanctions on the ICC hours after a former judge won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Reuters reports that the US imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court shortly after a former ICC judge won the Nobel Peace Prize. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated, "President Trump will never allow the International Criminal Court to prosecute Americans." The article was published but the full content was blocked by a CAPTCHA.
What commenters are saying
Commenters split into two camps: those who see the sanctions as a flagrant declaration that the US believes itself above international law, and those who argue that international law is a voluntary system among sovereign states, noting the US never ratified the ICC Rome Statute and that great powers are effectively unaccountable. Several commenters pointed to the American Service-Members' Protection Act (2002) as long-standing US policy allowing invasion of the Hague to free Americans. Others framed the move as protecting Israel from genocide accusations.