ICC head Tomoko Akane warns of 'demise of international rule of law' after US sanctions

Washington has repeatedly accused the ICC of "politicised actions" and of "targeting Israel" after it issued an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu relating to the war in Gaza. View o
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US-sanctioned ICC head warns against 'demise of international rule of law'

International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan warned on Friday against "the demise of international rule of law" after the United States targeted her with sanctions. "The important thing is not to let this be the beginning of the demise of international rule of law.

US hits ICC president and senior prosecutor with sanctions in another move against the court

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on the president of the International Criminal Court and one of its top prosecutors.