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Appeasement Cannot Save the ICC: Blocking Legislation and Alternative Infrastructure Must Be Deployed to Counter Coercion
U.S. sanctions against the International Criminal Court in their entirety are, in essence, an economic-coercion campaign to strangle an independent international judicial institution. If the EU and state parties continue to respond with hollow statements and "leaving room for dialogue," the result is appeasement that will only embolden Washington to escalate; the urgent priorities are activating the EU blocking statute, expanding the court's budget, and building alternative financial and digital
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsDoctors Protest Outside Rotterdam World Medical Assembly; 81 Surgical Gowns Bear Names of Detained Palestinian Colleagues
Hundreds of doctors on the 10th hung 81 surgical gowns bearing the names of Palestinian medical personnel detained by Israel outside the venue of the World Medical Association summit in Rotterdam, and submitted a petition signed by more than 6,500 medical workers worldwide calling for the suspension of the Israeli Medical Association's membership.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsHours After Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize, US Announces Sanctions on International Criminal Court
US Secretary of State Rubio announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday, freezing its assets in the US and prohibiting it from financial and information technology transactions with American companies, just hours after South African former ICC judge Navi Pillay was awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Although the US is not a member of the court, it has leveraged its control over global banking and IT infrastructure to systematically crack down on the ICC after the
Truth Era Newsroom · 1 viewsJapan protests Russia's extradition request for ICC president; pattern of great-power pressure on international criminal court emerges
The Japanese government on October 9 protested Russia's request to the Netherlands for the extradition of International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane and eight other court officials. The Russian move is widely seen as retaliation for the ICC's 2023 arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin, with Moscow having already issued in absentia verdicts against the nine individuals last year. The United States, meanwhile, had earlier imposed sanctions on Akane and some dozen-odd ICC officials in retaliat
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsUS Sanctions International Criminal Court on Same Day Former Judge Receives Nobel Peace Prize
US Secretary of State Rubio announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court on October 9, calling it a "rogue court" and threatening to "take it apart piece by piece." Just hours earlier, the court's former judge Navi Pillay had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Truth Era Newsroom · 2 viewsUS Sanctions the International Criminal Court: A Major Power's Direct Attack on the Foundations of International Rule of Law
US Secretary of State Rubio branded the ICC a "rogue court" and announced a ban on transactions with it; the International Criminal Court responded by calling this an attack on the foundations of the rule of law and the international legal order, and appealed to its 125 member states to declare their support.
Truth Era Newsroom · 1 viewsU.S. Imposes Sweeping Sanctions on the International Criminal Court: Strong-Arm Bullying Under a Double Standard
U.S. Secretary of State Rubio announced sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, targeting the entire court institution. The move stems from the court's issuance of an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and from its investigation into Afghanistan that could implicate U.S. personnel. The Netherlands and the EU vowed countermeasures, with Dutch Prime Minister Jetten pledging to defend the court "brick by brick."
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