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What are the effects of Trump’s sanctions against the International Criminal Court? | ICC

The International Criminal Court receives a wave of support after being hit with US sanctions.

Donald Trump’s executive orders come thick and fast. The latest penalties for the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Trump claims that the International Criminal Court offends its authority, takes “illegal and baseless” measures against the United States and the largest ally of Israel. It also claims that its investigators are a threat to national security.

How will this affect the only court with the ability to prosecute genocide and military crimes? Is the concept of the international system based on the rules under threat?

Introduction: the elderly

Guests:

William Pies – a former coalition organizer of the International Criminal Court

Kenneth Roth – Visitor Professor at Princeton School for Public and International Affairs and former CEO of Human Rights Watch

David El Phillips – Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and a former senior advisor to the US State Department

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