International courts must always remain independent and free from political influence and coercion by ICC President Judge Tomoko Akane, agencies The International Criminal Court 1:25pm 9th Oct, 2026   9 Oct. 2026    Safeguarding the rule of law. The International Criminal Court (ICC) strongly rejects US sanctions against the institution. (ICC)    Today, the United States has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court as an institution. This unprecedented step follows a series of designations against thirteen independent Judges and prosecutors who serve the cause of justice.    This measure targets an independent judicial institution, created by treaty and entrusted by 125 States Parties with investigating and prosecuting genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.    It is an attempt to obstruct the course of justice and to prevent the Court from doing what it was created to do. It is 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.    The designation is aimed at disrupting the Court’s operations and at intimidating those who work for or cooperate with the Court. The Court, for its part, will 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” said ICC President Tomoko Akane.    Yet the Court cannot stand alone. Its fate now rests also in the hands of the States that created it. The Rome Statute is a collective promise that the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole must not go unpunished. That promise is only as strong as the resolve of those who made it.    There may be challenges. But, together with its States Parties, the Court has made considerable efforts to ensure the continuity and resilience of its activities. The Court calls upon States to continue taking concrete actions, including to ensure that the Court continues to have the necessary means to continue its work.    This is not just about defending a single institution, but about safeguarding the international order grounded upon the rule of law.    No one should be punished for serving the cause of justice. History will judge this moment. 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.    They will ask whether the Court held firm and whether the international community defended the principles it proclaimed or allowed them to be abandoned under pressure.    http://www.icc-cpi.int/news/icc-strongly-rejects-us-sanctions-against-institution    9 Oct. 2026    The United Nations Secretary-General condemns the announcement of the imposition by the United States of sanctions against the International Criminal Court as an institution.    The Secretary-General is deeply alarmed by the expected impact of today’s sanctions on the International Criminal Court as a whole, and in particular, its continued ability to perform its important mandates, including in relation to the situations referred to it by the Security Council and States Parties to the Rome Statute.    Today’s decision marks a serious blow to our collective pursuit of international criminal justice, of which the ICC is a key pillar. Accountability for international crimes and delivery of justice to victims are central to our global commitment to peace, security, human rights and fundamental freedoms.    The Secretary-General reiterates his unwavering support for the independence of the Court and its officials.    The Secretary-General calls upon all States to uphold their commitments under international law and to support efforts aimed at ensuring accountability for the most serious crimes of concern to the international community.    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Friday described as “unacceptable” the imposition of institutional sanctions against the International Criminal Court by the Government of the United States of America. He called for immediate measures to protect the Court and groups and individuals cooperating with it.    “These sanctions – the latest in a series of retaliatory steps against the ICC and its personnel for the work they do every day to advance accountability for the very worst violations of human rights – are unacceptable,” Turk said.    “They must not be allowed to have a chilling effect on those working for or with the Court in pursuit of justice. I particularly urge the 125 States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court – a full two-thirds of the international community - to take urgent steps to defend its crucial work and assure its ability to function. They have a particular obligation to protect the institution they have created.”    He also called on States who have not yet joined the Court to respect its independence and work.    The latest announcement by the US comes after a series of sanctions imposed since February 2025 against a full half of the Court’s 18 judges, its former Prosecutor, both its Deputy Prosecutors, and a senior staff member of the ICC.    Turk had previously stressed that “sanctioning judges and prosecutors at national, regional or international levels, for fulfilling their mandate in accordance with international law standards, is an assault on the rule of law and corrodes justice”.    The High Commissioner also deplored the earlier convictions in absentia entered in the Russian Federation against the then ICC Prosecutor and eight judges, with sentences of imprisonment up to 15 years imposed against them.    Turk called for the withdrawal of all sanctions against the ICC and its personnel.    “It is abundantly clear in all the conflicts and crises that plague our world that impunity fuels violence and suffering. We need to be investing more in ensuring justice and accountability – rather than penalizing those who are documenting, investigating and prosecuting serious violations.”    An assault on the administration of justice warn UN experts    “Sanctioning the institution entrusted with delivering justice for the gravest international crimes is an assault on the foundations of international accountability and rule of law,” the experts said.    “No State should place itself beyond the reach of the law by intimidating the court established to enforce it and attempting to dismantle it.”    “This attack on the ICC directly injures the victims of atrocities and their advocates, who rely on the ICC for justice, accountability and reparation,” the experts said.    “If ever there was a moment for States committed to an international rules-based order, to accountability for atrocity crimes, to the defence of human rights, and to the principle that no one is above the law, to stand up and be counted, it is now,” they warned.    “As a global community, we cannot let one State launch unilateral attacks against the Court,” the experts said. “The ICC was built by humanity, created through the coordinated actions of states across the world, and its essential work for victims of the most serious crimes must continue.”    * The Governments of Germany, France, Italy, Japan, UK, Canada, Denmark and the Netherlands say they "regret and strongly disagree with" the U.S. sanctions.    http://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/statements/2026-10-09/statement-attributable-the-spokesperson-for-the-secretary-general-the-international-criminal-court http://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/10/new-us-sanctions-against-international-criminal-court-unacceptable-turk http://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/10/assault-administration-justice-us-sanctions-against-icc-threaten-system    http://www.hrw.org/news/2026/10/09/us-sanctions-on-icc-put-global-justice-at-risk http://www.hrw.org/news/2026/09/25/array-of-experts-back-lawsuit-challenging-trumps-icc-sanctions-regime http://www.icj.org/joint-statement-states-must-act-now-to-protect-the-international-criminal-court-from-unlawful-us-sanctions/ http://www.fidh.org/en/issues/international-justice/international-criminal-court-icc/us-sanctions-against-the-icc-the-ultimate-test-for-its-125-states/ http://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/10/usa-trumps-attack-on-the-icc-demands-a-global-response-of-resistance-and-protection/ http://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/news/US-institutional-sanctions-against-icc    19 Aug. 2026    The International Criminal Court deplores the announcement of new designations for sanctions by the US administration against Judge Tomoko Akane (Japan), the President of the Court, and Mr Abdoulaye Seye (Senegal), Senior Trial Lawyer at the Office of the Prosecutor.    These sanctions are a flagrant attack against the independence of an impartial judicial institution which operates pursuant to the mandate conferred by its States Parties from across regions. As a result of these designations, at present, nine of the eighteen Judges, both of the two Deputy-Prosecutors, the former Prosecutor and one staff member have been sanctioned by the United States.    Such measures targeting judges, prosecutors and staff who work towards the fulfilment of the mandate that was conferred to the ICC by States undermine the rule of law. When judicial actors are threatened for applying the law, it is the international legal order itself that is placed at risk. Threats and coercive measures also impact the ability of victims to seek justice, as they turn to the Court when all other avenues have been exhausted.    As previously stated, the Court remains undeterred and stands firmly behind its personnel and behind victims of unimaginable atrocities. The Court will continue to fully discharge its mandate with independence and impartiality, in full accordance with the Rome Statute and in the interest of victims of international crimes.    The ICC values the consistent demonstrations of solidarity of States Parties, civil society and all those who support the rule of law and justice for the victims of international crimes. The Court will continue its work, with all partners and with the unwavering support of its States Parties, to ensure the effective and independent implementation of its mandate.    http://www.icc-cpi.int/news/icc-strongly-rejects-new-us-sanctions-designations    17 July 2026    Statement of ICC President Judge Tomoko Akane on the Day of International Criminal Justice:    "Twenty-eight years ago today, the Rome Statute was born from a shared conviction: that the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole must not go unpunished. Its adoption made possible the creation of the International Criminal Court, which is the only permanent international criminal court established to end impunity for the perpetrators of those crimes.    Since then, the International Criminal Court has been fulfilling its mandate and is now seized of situations from regions across the world. The Court has never been busier, reflecting the continued relevance of its mission.    On this International Criminal Justice Day, let us recall that the international rule of law cannot exist without independent judicial institutions that uphold the law through the decisions of impartial judges. The International Criminal Court is one such institution. By exercising its jurisdiction over individuals accused of committing the most serious crimes of concern to the international community, the Court provides a necessary mechanism for accountability and offers hope to victims of these grave crimes.    International courts must always remain independent and free from political influence and coercion. This guarantees their impartiality and ensures fair proceedings.    Yet in recent years, international law has come under increasing pressure, through both direct attacks and a weakening of the commitment to uphold it. It has never been more important than it is today to defend the international rule of law and to continue the pursuit of justice.    Even in the most challenging times, the International Criminal Court will remain steadfast in its mission: to bring justice to the victims of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community.    Thanks to the continued support of States Parties and civil society, and the commitment of its staff, the Court is able to continue delivering on its demanding but indispensable mandate.    On this International Criminal Justice Day, let us remember that the pursuit of justice is a shared responsibility. Above all, let us remember those who are still waiting for justice for the crimes committed against them".    17 July 2026    The President of the Assembly of States Parties underscores the importance of upholding the rule of law over impunity:    "17 July is the Day of International Criminal Justice. It marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute on 17 July 1998, the founding treaty of the ICC, which seeks to protect people from genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression.    17 July unites all those who wish to support justice, promote victims' rights, and help prevent crimes that threaten the peace, security and well-being of the world.    The President of the Assembly of States Parties, Ambassador Paivi Kaukoranta, states on the Day of International Criminal Justice:    "International Criminal Justice is about upholding the rule of law over impunity, accountability over indifference, and cooperation over division.    On this Day of International Criminal Justice, I pay tribute to all those who contribute to the Rome Statute system and reaffirm the unwavering commitment of the Assembly of States Parties to safeguard the independence, integrity and future of the International Criminal Court for the benefit of victims of mass atrocities of present and future generations.    It is imperative that we stand today together, address challenges and reinforce our support for the Court, its officials and on those who cooperate with it.”    * The Assembly of States Parties is the management oversight and legislative body of the ICC. It is comprised of representatives of States that have ratified and acceded to the Rome Statute.    http://www.icc-cpi.int/news/statement-icc-president-judge-tomoko-akane-day-international-criminal-justice http://www.icc-cpi.int/news/president-assembly-states-parties-underscores-importance-upholding-rule-law-over-impunity http://www.icc-cpi.int/news/statement-icc-deputy-prosecutor-nazhat-shameem-khan-united-nations-security-council-situation http://www.icc-cpi.int/news/iceland-renews-its-support-trust-fund-victims-voluntary-contribution-2025 http://www.icc-cpi.int/news/japan-continues-its-support-trust-fund-victims-icc-bolstering-efforts-assist-survivors-sexual http://www.icc-cpi.int/news/portugal-strengthens-its-voluntary-contribution-2026-and-upholds-its-long-standing-commitment http://www.icc-cpi.int/news/slovenia-reiterates-assistance-survivors-sexual-and-gender-based-violence-through-new http://www.icc-cpi.int/news/germany-bolsters-its-position-leading-donor-and-lends-support-implementation-court-ordered    July 2026    The United Nations upheld the critical role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday in the global fight to end impunity for grave crimes, amid calls for it to be abolished by the U.S. Administration.    During his regular media briefing, UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric was asked if the Secretary-General had anything to say regarding reports that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio wants to “dismantle” the Court, which prosecutes individuals for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression.    “While the ICC is an organisation that is separate from the Secretariat and the UN, it remains for us a critical cog in the international justice system,” said Mr. Dujarric.    “It is supported by a vast number of Member States, and it helps bring accountability for serious crimes,” he added.    The US is not a party to the Rome Statue, the 1998 treaty that established the ICC, which is located in The Hague in the Netherlands.    It comes in the wake of developments last year, when Washington imposed sanctions on nine ICC personnel – including judges, the prosecutor and deputy prosecutors – in connection with efforts to investigate alleged war crimes committed by US forces in Afghanistan and Israel in Gaza..    EU rejects Trump administration claims that ICC threatens US sovereignty. (Guardian News)    A spokesperson for the EU has pushed back against the Trump administration’s assertion that the international criminal court poses a threat to US sovereignty, a day after the US government said it would work to “systematically disable” a global tribunal that seeks to prosecute the perpetrators of the world’s gravest crimes.    Anouar El Anouni, an EU spokesperson, said on Tuesday: “We stand firm in our support for the international criminal court (ICC). Attacks or threats against the court, elected officials, personnel or those cooperating with the court are simply not acceptable.”    El Anouni pointed to the court’s role in pursuing the perpetrators of some of the world’s gravest crimes, from genocide to war crimes. He said: “Let’s also recall that the ICC does not target sovereign states, nor does it constitute a threat to their sovereignty.”    Instead, he added, it “exercises jurisdiction over individuals, perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community”.    Japan, the court's largest financial contributor, "places great importance on the eradication and prevention of serious crimes, as well as the upholding of the rule of law," and "has consistently supported the ICC in its capacity as a permanent international criminal tribunal," Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Tuesday.    Since Donald Trump returned to power last year, his administration has steadily worked to hobble The Hague-based court. So far, 11 of the court’s officials – including the chief prosecutor and eight judges – have been placed under US sanctions, leaving them grappling with cancelled credit cards, Amazon and Google accounts, as well as US travel bans.    Monday’s announcement, however, marked a dramatic escalation. In a video published on Monday, Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, claimed that the court “threatens every aspect of our political and legal system”. In an accompanying op-ed, he invoked images of US border patrol agents and elected leaders being “dragged before an international court” and tried by judges from around the world.    The US state department said in a statement that the campaign against the court would take a “wide range of actions”, including potentially pressuring other nations to withdraw from the ICC and “increased scrutiny” of the countries that refuse to do so while relying on US assistance.    Countries that could be affected by these measures include Ukraine, where the ICC launched an investigation in 2022 into possible war crimes following Russia’s invasion.    Legal experts described Rubio’s remarks as a mischaracterisation of the tribunal’s powers.    The court can investigate alleged crimes committed in countries that have signed up to it, or crimes committed by citizens of those countries. It can also investigate cases referred by the UN security council, or where a country not signed up agrees to let it act.    But the court is only supposed to step in when a country cannot or will not investigate the crimes itself. The US has not signed up to the court.    For US citizens abroad, chances are slim of being put on trial by the court, as about 100 countries have signed agreements with the US to refrain from surrendering Americans to the court.    Kenneth Roth, the former executive director of Human Rights Watch, said: “The ICC is not claiming jurisdiction over conduct in the United States. Rubio is dressing up his quest for impunity for American war crimes under the label of national sovereignty, which ignores the sovereign right of other nations to invoke the ICC for crimes committed on their territory.”    A former senior US government sanctions official suggested that the Trump administration was looking to curtail the possibility of investigations into its actions. “It gives you the sense that this is a pre-emptive campaign against any action the ICC might be considering..” the official said.    What does the Trump Administration Statement on Dismantling the ICC Really Mean? (Just Security)    We asked leading experts to consider: What does this announcement mean in practice for U.S. interests, for the Court, and for the cases it is pursuing? Is it simply more of what has come before from past U.S. administrations or is this a fundamental shift, and if so, what might be driving it? And what does it mean for international criminal law and its enforcement more broadly?    Alex Whiting, Member of the Just Security Editorial Board and Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School, and former Investigations and Prosecutions Coordinator at the ICC:    "We have seen this movie before. Since the ICC opened its doors in 2002, the United States has at various times moved aggressively against the court, only to realize later that this approach was self-defeating and contrary to U.S. interests. The George W. Bush administration started off in a hostile posture toward the court, but then in 2005 supported a U.N. Security Council referral of the situation in Darfur, recognizing that the ICC was one of the few institutions that might address the massive crimes being committed there.    The first Trump administration also went after the ICC in 2020, imposing sanctions on the Prosecutor at the time because of the court’s investigations into potential international crimes in Afghanistan. But then after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, there was bipartisan support in the United States for the ICC’s investigations into potential war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine. The late Senator Lindsay Graham sponsored a resolution in the Senate supporting the work of the ICC and said that “the ICC is a venue to bring bad actors to justice in those areas where the Rule of Law is absent …    In fact, despite these periods of hostility, and even though the United States has never signed up to the ICC, it has largely taken a position of constructive engagement with the Court, through both Democratic and Republican administrations. And this is not surprising. Although the ICC is an imperfect institution, and has struggled to succeed, it is today the international institution to prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, following on the legacy of Nuremberg and the ad-hoc tribunals for the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Cambodia, Sierra Leone, and Kosovo.    From the beginning, the United States has been critical to the success of the project of accountability for international crimes, playing an essential role in the creation of these tribunals as well as in their accomplishments.    Accountability for international crimes, including by the ICC, serves U.S. interests in at least three ways. First, American service members and citizens can themselves be the victims of these horrific crimes. A commitment to accountability is an important step to deterring these crimes and ensuring that justice is done when they occur.    Second, international crimes cause further instability in the world, threatening to unleash cycles of violence and retaliation, which can threaten U.S. interests, including by fomenting terrorist reprisals.    Third, the commitment to accountability is an important part of the international fabric and a foundational principle for many of our allies. Currently there are 125 states in the world that are part of the ICC. With the exceptions of the United States and Turkey, all the other members of NATO are members of the Court, and other allies in North and South America, Africa, and Asia are as well.    Secretary of State Rubio’s newly announced policy to “dismantle the ICC – brick by brick if necessary” appears to be a dramatic escalation of hostility toward the court, with the apparent objective of destroying the institution. Putting aside that the Court is actually constructed of metal and glass, and not bricks, Rubio justifies his policy by pointing to various imagined threats against U.S. service members and citizens by the Court, even though there is no indication whatsoever that the Court is currently investigating any Americans or has any plans to do so.    The administration’s hostility to the Court is not new – it has imposed sanctions on the Prosecutor, Deputy Prosecutors, and numerous judges because of the Court’s arrest warrants in the Palestine situation – but now the administration appears poised to increase the pressure on the Court dramatically, announcing that future measures could include additional sanctions and pressure on member states to leave the Court.    Ultimately, these measures will undermine U.S. interests, emboldening the perpetrators of grave international crimes and further distancing the United States from its allies in the world"..    Beth Van Schaack, Distinguished Fellow with Stanford’s Center for Human Rights & International Justice, served as U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice:    "Secretary Rubio’s threat to launch an all-out assault on the International Criminal Court is as unnecessary as it is misguided. If you look at the Court’s docket, it is singularly focused on delivering justice for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity—including sexual violence and harm to children—in some of the worst atrocity situations around the world: Darfur, Sudan; Libya; the Philippines; Ukraine; and Venezuela. By way of example, arrest warrants have been issued for senior Russian figures for deliberately attacking civilians in Ukraine, former President Rodrigo Duterte for launching a campaign of murder in the Philippines, and Senior General Min Aung Hlaing for the enduring persecution of Rohingya in Myanmar/Burma.."    Rebecca Hamilton, Executive Editor of Just Security and Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law and and former prosecution lawyer at the ICC:    "We have seen similar efforts by various U.S. officials to “kill the court” for over 20 years now. Yet, over that same period we have also seen how the United States also finds it useful for there to be an institution that can pursue accountability for grave crimes in places like Ukraine and Sudan, where the United States cares about justice.    Rubio is trying to shield the Trump administration’s military campaigns from external scrutiny. He may be unhappy to learn that by pursuing a full court press on this, he is only attracting more attention to allegations of U.S. war crimes and crimes against humanity from Iran to the Caribbean."    Todd Buchwald, served as Special Coordinator for the State Department’s Office of Global Criminal Justice from 2015-2017, with the rank of Ambassador from 2016:    "All this attention to such a phantom problem. Tell the Ukrainians that there should be no ICC pursuing the war crimes committed against them, or tell the victims of genocide in Darfur, or the women who have been been methodically raped and people whose societies have been destroyed in any number of other places.    Meanwhile, no U.S. service members are subject to any actual risk of investigation by the ICC that wasn’t already a possibility in the courts of any of the world’s more than 190 states that already exist. On those rare occasions when something actually comes up, we deal with it, and have always been successful.    At the same time, the Justice Department of the United States has often prosecuted personnel from other countries – posing to them the same type of risk that this announcement says is impermissible under international law. So what is it that the administration is actually saying is illegal and sinister?"..    Tom Dannenbaum, Member of the Just Security Editorial Board and Professor of Law at Stanford Law School:    "In March of 2022, Marco Rubio co-sponsored S.Res.546, which: (i) described the ICC as “an international tribunal that seeks to uphold the rule of law, especially in areas where no rule of law exists, by investigating and trying individuals charged ‘with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression”..    http://www.justsecurity.org/147012/trump-administration-statement-dismantling-icc http://www.hrw.org/news/2026/08/11/rights-groups-sue-trump-administration-over-targeting-icc http://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/news/defend-justice-reject-united-states-campaign-against-icc http://www.icc-cpi.int/news/icc-strongly-rejects-new-us-sanctions-designations 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http://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/07/reprehensible-us-campaign-dismantle-icc/    26 Jan. 2026    The United States must immediately withdraw sanctions against judges and prosecutors of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and repeal Executive Order 14203 of February 2025, a UN expert said today, after a fresh round of sanctions designations targeting judges was issued last month.    The latest round of designations on 18 December 2025, brings the total number of sanctioned ICC prosecutors and judges to 10.    “Sanctions targeting ICC justice personnel strike at the very heart of the promise born of the Rome Statute and the Nuremberg and Tokyo trials: a foundational pledge that no atrocity would go unanswered by international justice,” warned Margaret Satterthwaite, Special Rapporteur on Independence of judges and lawyers.    Ahead of the opening of the ICC’s judicial year, Satterthwaite called for renewed support for the ICC, both political and financial.    “Sanctions send a chilling message to victims of atrocities and their advocates, who rely on judges and prosecutors for accountability, repair and reparation,” the expert said.    “It is alarming that NGOs have also been sanctioned, and that victims themselves may fear punishment under the US sanctions regime, as the legal system allows for civil and criminal penalties, including imprisonment, against those transacting with sanctioned individuals and entities in some circumstances,” Satterthwaite said.    The international community must act decisively to ensure that justice personnel are able to perform their professional functions without intimidation, hindrance, harassment or interference, the expert said.    “Judges, prosecutors and all those engaged in the enforcement of the rule of law and accountability for international crimes must not be subjected to intimidation, reprisals or punishment for carrying out their professional duties,” Satterthwaite said.    “Threats of prosecution, or administrative, economic or other coercive measures targeting them for the legitimate exercise of their functions, are an unacceptable assault on judicial independence, a deliberate obstruction of justice, and a grave threat to the rule of law and international accountability.”    * 125 countries from all the regions of the world are States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.    http://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/01/usa-un-expert-demands-withdrawal-sanctions-against-icc-judges-and http://www.icc-cpi.int/news/icc-strongly-rejects-new-us-sanctions-designations-against-two-icc-judges http://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/02/russia-must-end-reprisals-and-intimidation-icc-prosecutor-and-judges-un http://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1164136 http://www.icc-cpi.int/news/statement-icc-president-judge-tomoko-akane-17-july-day-international-criminal-justice 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