A coalition of nations has urged stronger resistance against the Trump administration’s escalating measures targeting the International Criminal Court, warning that new sanctions—expanded to include the entire institution, not just individual judges—could undermine its core functions. At a United Nations event focused on safeguarding international law, officials highlighted growing challenges, including what they described as deliberate defiance of the court’s rulings by certain states. The push comes amid broader concerns over weakening global legal frameworks, with South Africa’s foreign minister framing the U.S. actions as a direct threat to the rule of law. The debate underscores deepening tensions over the court’s authority and the role of sanctions in enforcing its judgments.
Group calls for proper enforcement of ICC rulings as Trump administration widens attacks on courtThe US threat to impose sanctions on the international criminal court (ICC) as an institution, not just its leading judges, could fundamentally disrupt its operation and needed to be resisted, a coalition of countries to defend international law heard at the United Nations on Friday.Ronald Lamola, South Africa’s foreign minister, issued the warning at an event during the UN general assembly called to protect the system of international law from a growing array of threats, including open flouting of its tenets and rulings by Israel. Continue reading...
