US imposes sanctions on the ICC, hours after former judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize

Washington has denounced the ICC over arrest warrants issued for Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and a past investigation into actions of US soldiers in Afghanistan.

Hours after South Africa’s Navi Pillay, a former judge of the International Criminal Court, was named as this year’s recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, the US slapped sanctions on the court.

The United States says it plans to impose sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court as part of its campaign to dismantle the tribunal.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies. The court denounced the move as an "assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order," and called on its 125 member states to take action to defend it. "The Court cannot stand alone. Its fate now rests also in the hands of the states that created it," it said in a statement. "This is not just about defending a single institution, but about safeguarding the international order grounded upon the rule of law. History will judge this moment." The Trump administration has long been hostile to the court, founded in 2002 to prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, and has previously imposed sanctions on its prosecutors and judges. Friday's move would go much farther, by potentially punishing companies that provide services to the court itself. "President Trump will never allow the International

US President Donald Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies. The court denounced the move as an “assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of […]

US Hits 'Rogue' International Criminal Court With Sweeping Sanctions On Friday the Trump administration rolled out sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court, calling it a "rogue" organization and declaring that the action is part of an effort to ultimately dismantle the tribunal. "We will ban transactions with this rogue court, cutting off their resources and crippling its ability to operate against us," US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a video address on social media. "The United States and the American people are not subject to the jurisdiction of this fake ICC." Rubio continued, saying of Republicans and Democrats, "Both parties agree on this, but only President Trump has the resolve to take the action needed to end this threat once and for all." He then warned: "Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC." via AFPImportantly, the top American diplomat then turned to pressuring Americans allies, from European countries to Japan, to join the US-led sanctions and efforts to dismantle the ICC. "We expect our allies, many of whom are part of the ICC and that rely on American service members for their defense, to rein in this rogue court," he said. "If they do not, the United States will continue its campaign to dismantle the ICC, piece by piece, until Americans are threatened no longer," he added. Ironically all of this stems in part from ICC action related to the US invasions and occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan, where yes - real US war crimes took place. These Bush-launched wars remain deeply unpopular among the American population - and even President Trump has long derided Bush's infamous war of choice. The Associated Press writes on Friday: U.S. believes has become politicized and attempted to unfairly and illegally prosecute Americans and Israelis on war crimes charges. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the sanctions on Friday, after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African prosecutor Navi Pillay, who had led investigations into potential ICC charges against U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The move, however, long predated the Nobel Prize announcement. The Trump administration imposed targeted sanctions last year on several ICC officials such as prosecutors and judges, citing the ICC’s 2024 decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime ​Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over what the court alleged were improper actions carried out by the Israeli government during its war in Gaza. Earlier in 2026, three sitting ICC judges sued Trump and his administration over the sanctions, arguing that they were unlawful. And then again in August, the US imposed additional targeted sanctions, namely against International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane and Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye. Washington has scoffed at the court and sought to erode its influence stretching back multiple administrations, all the way back to the George W Bush era itself. But all this was renewed as the ICC began targeting Israel and its leaders in the wake of the Gaza war. Tyler Durden Fri, 10/09/2026 - 12:30

The Trump administration has imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court as part of its campaign to dismantle the tribunal that the US believes has become politicised and attempted to unfairly and illegally prosecute Americans and Israelis on war crimes charges.

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US President Donald Trump's administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies.

The Trump administration sanctioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) itself on Friday, Oct. 9, potentially barring US companies from serving it. The move, announced only hours after a former ICC judge won the Nobel Peace Prize, escalates a previous US campaign against the court over its Israel and Afghanistan probes.

The US says the measures are aimed at restricting the tribunal's resources and ability to operate.

The U.S. imposed fresh sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court, taking action against the court itself after previously penalizing more than a dozen of its judges and prosecutors.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions against the International Criminal Court on Friday.

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, vowing to cripple the tribunal’s operations just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize went to a former ICC judge who warned of mounting political attacks on the court.

Sweeping new measures give companies 180 days to stop trading with The Hague-based war tribunal

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, vowing to cripple the tribunal’s operations just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize went to a former ICC judge who warned of mounting political attacks on the court. The move came on the same day the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the peace prize to South Africa’s Navi Pillay, an 85-year-old jurist who headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal, served on the ICC and later led a UN commission that accused Israel of genocide in Gaza. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would ban transactions with what he called a “rogue court,” escalating a long-running campaign by President Donald Trump’s administration against the Hague-based tribunal. “Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC,” Rubio said in a statement, claiming that the court wants more power at the expense of American sovereignty. Rubio’s statement did not mention Pillay or the Nobel award. Instead, he said the sanctions were needed to protect security personnel and elected officials from prosecution by a court the United States has never joined. “President Trump will never allow the International Criminal Court to prosecute Americans,” Rubio said, adding that the measures would cut off the court’s resources and cripple “its ability to operate”. The top US diplomat said Washington had, for more than a year, spelt out “basic gestures of good faith” it expected from the court, and had held off on the designation in hopes that the ICC or its member states would change course. He said no “meaningful steps” were taken to address US concerns. Rubio also called on US allies that belong to the court and “rely on American service members for their defence” to rein it in, warning that otherwise Washington would keep working to dismantle the ICC “brick by brick”. The Trump administration had previously sanctioned individual ICC officials, including its prosecutor and several judges, over the court’s investigations involving the United States and Israel, which is also not a member. Trump last month called on all ICC member states to quit the body, denouncing it as “out of control” and a “rogue institution. “ The court, however, rejected the US sanctions as an attack on international law and warned in a statement that “history will judge this moment”. In a statement, the court called the sanctions “an assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order which strikes at the simple principle that no one stands above the law”. It added that such actions were aimed at intimidating ICC staff and disrupting its activities, vowing it would not be deterred. “The Court will continue to fully discharge its mandate, with independence and impartiality, acting only on the basis of the law and the evidence, for the sake of the countless victims of grave crimes,” ICC President Tomoko Akane was quoted as saying. The statement called on the ICC’s 125 members to side with the institution, saying: “Its fate now rests also in the hands of the states that created it. “Future generations, and above all the victims of mass atrocities, will ask how we responded when an institution created to protect them came under attack,” said the court.

U.S. officials announced new punishments aimed at the court, just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize committee gave its annual honor to a former court judge.

The Trump administration has imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court as part of its campaign to dismantle what it describes as a "rogue" tribunal, threatening to cripple its operations. Following the move, ⁠the European Union said it was "ready to take any necessary measures to enable the court to carry out its work".

The United States is imposing additional sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, according to a statement obtained by Reuters.

Trump administration says US ‘doesn’t need’ ICC after accusing court of unfairly targeting Americans for war crime chargesThe United States imposed sanctions on the international criminal court (ICC), its latest escalation against an entity the Trump administration has accused of politicization and unfairly targeting Americans for war crime charges.The ICC accused Donald Trump’s officials of attempting to “obstruct the course of justice” after “an assault” on the international legal order. Continue reading...

The Trump administration is slapping fresh sanctions on the International Criminal Court.

Latest action seeks to stem resources to international tribunal Trump administration has vowed to dismantle.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the President will ‘never allow’ the ICC to prosecute Americans

The ICC's deputy prosecutor, Nazhat Shameem Khan, ⁠condemned the sanctions and said they would not halt the tribunal's work

'We will ban transactions with this rogue court, cutting off their resources and crippling its ability to operate against us,' Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced.

The Donald Trump administration, which has previously sanctioned its prosecutors and judges, went further on Friday by potentially targeting companies providing services to the court.

US sanctions ICC after former judge awarded Nobel Peace Prize The Trump administration imposed institutional sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday, hours after one of its founding judges won the Nobel Peace Prize. The measures target the court as an institution after sanctions were imposed on half of its 18 judges and most of its leadership, including the court’s president and chief prosecutor, in response to its 2024 arrest warrants for Israeli leaders. The restrictions could prevent the court from conducting transactions in US dollars, effectively cutting it off from large parts of the international financial system and potentially crippling its operations. Banks tend to over-comply with sanctions because of their dependence on that system. But speaking to Middle East Eye ahead of the announcement, ICC officials said they were prepared to withstand the impact of institutional sanctions as they have alternative arrangements in place. Read more: US sanctions International Criminal Court after former judge awarded Nobel Peace Prize  Navi Pillay, photographed after she had heard she had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, at Nuremberg's Palace of Justice on 9 October 2026 (AFP)

The US has announced new sanctions on the International Criminal Court. It's the latest in a series of steps by the Donald Trump administration as it seeks to "dismantle" the intergovernmental organization.

US President Donald Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies. The ICC’s deputy prosecutor, Nazhat Shameem Khan, condemned the sanctions and said they would not halt the tribunal’s work. The Trump administration has long been hostile to the court and has previously imposed sanctions on its prosecutors and judges....

US sanctions International Criminal Court after former judge awarded Nobel Peace Prize Submitted by Sondos Asem on Fri, 10/09/2026 - 12:06 The Trump administration targets The Hague-based war crimes court after sanctioning more than half of its judges and all of its top prosecutors Off The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an institution on Friday, hours after one of its founding judges won the Nobel Peace Prize. The measures follow earlier sanctions against half of the court's 18 judges and much of its leadership, including its president and chief prosecutor, in response to its 2024 arrest warrants for Israeli leaders. The restrictions could prevent the court from conducting transactions in US dollars, effectively cutting it off from large parts of the international financial system and potentially crippling its operations. Banks tend to over-comply with sanctions because of their dependence on that system. However, ICC officials told Middle East Eye ahead of the announcement that they were prepared to withstand the impact of institutional sanctions and had alternative arrangements in place. "President Trump will never allow the International Criminal Court to prosecute Americans," Secretary of State ​Marco Rubio said in a statement cited by Reuters ahead of the official announcement. "That is why, today, the United States is sanctioning the International Criminal Court. We ​will ban transactions with this rogue court, cutting off their resources and crippling its ability to operate. "Either the ⁠ICC will end ​its threats, or we will end the ICC. We expect our allies, many of whom are part of ​the ICC and that rely on American service members for their defense, to rein in the court," Rubio added.  "We have structured this action to provide an opportunity for States Parties to negotiate and present a solution to address our ​concerns. If these efforts do not bear fruit, we will continue to adjust accordingly." ICC officials have previously warned that sanctions targeting the institution could disrupt the purchase of IT services and insurance, the recruitment of investigators and routine financial operations, including payments to dozens of American employees. Many have called on the European Union to activate its Blocking Statute, which aims to protect EU companies and individuals from the effects of extraterritorial sanctions imposed by third countries. It essentially prevents them from complying with foreign laws that could harm their business operations within the EU, even if those laws target activities outside the EU jurisdiction. If activated, the statute would reassure EU-based service providers that their transactions with the ICC are protected. The sanctions came hours after Navi Pillay, the eminent South African jurist and one of the ICC's founding judges, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her contributions to international law.  More to follow. International law News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

The Trump administration has sanctioned the ICC, hours after former judge Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize, escalating tensions with European allies over international justice.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday that the U.S. is imposing full blocking sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), sharply escalating its fight against the global judicial body over criticism that it’s unjustly pursuing war crimes cases against Israel, American service members and the Trump administration. The sanctions announcement coincided with a former...

The administration's latest move could disrupt banking and software services the global war crimes tribunal needs to pay staff and pursue cases.

The Trump administration has imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court as part of its campaign to dismantle the tribunal that the U.S. believes has become politicized and attempted to unfairly and illegally prosecute Americans and Israelis on war crimes charges

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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday the US is barring all transactions with the International Criminal Court and told America’s allies he expects their help in reining in the “rogue” body. Rubio declared in a statement the US was moving to cripple the court’s economic reach for threatening to bring cases against...

The Trump administration announced more sanctions against the International Criminal Court, an institution the White House has accused of unfairly targeting the US and Israel.

‘We will ban transactions with this rogue court, cutting off their resources and crippling its ability to operate,’ Rubio says in a statement

Washington has denounced the ICC over arrest warrants issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu