Asia-Pacific
Blinken grilled for maintaining Trump's sanctions on war crimes court
Rep. Ilhan Omar raised concerns in a hearing this week about whether Biden is legitimizing Trump's attacks on the ICC.
March 12, 2021
international criminal court
Washington Politics
Why the Trump administration has such disdain for the ICC
The U.S.'s use of torture in the so-called "war on terror" wasn't something confined to the shadows, but a policy actively defended by administration officials — still to this day.
June 22, 2020
Washington Politics
Targeting the ICC: Misguided sanctions imposed yet again
Team Trump's show of force this week against the ICC was a metaphor for its disdain for international law and institutions.
June 13, 2020
Washington Politics
Why the US should be supporting, not undermining, international justice
The U.S. is acting to undermine the legitimate work of a treaty-based international court that steps in only where national courts do not conduct genuine investigations or prosecutions of serious international crimes
March 27, 2020
Washington Politics
Collective punishment against ICC officials – and their families
The Trump administration's attempt to interfere with the International Criminal Court, simply because it is investigating Americans, is uniquely perverse.
March 22, 2020
Middle East
The ICC Decides to Investigate War Crimes in West Bank and Gaza
The Court could also issue a formal ruling on whether it has jurisdiction to investigate war crimes in the Occupied Territories, thereby removing ambiguity regarding a key Israeli government argument against it.
December 27, 2019
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