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The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 9 October, hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would ban transactions with the court, potentially affecting companies providing banking, insurance and software services. The U.S. Treasury issued exemptions for certain transactions, including telecommunications, software and pension payments. ICC Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan condemned the sanctions, saying they undermined international rule of law but would not stop the court’s investigations and prosecutions.


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The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 9 October, hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would ban transactions with the court, potentially affecting companies providing banking, insurance and software services. The U.S. Treasury issued exemptions for certain transactions, including telecommunications, software and pension payments.

ICC Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan condemned the sanctions, saying they undermined international rule of law but would not stop the court’s investigations and prosecutions.