‘Rogue court’: US sanctions ICC hours after ex-judge wins Nobel Prize
Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: October 9, 2026Country: United States
Crime & Law

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions against the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after former judge Navi Pillay was awarded the Nobel Prize. Rubio called the ICC a 'rogue court' and threatened to 'dismantle it piece by piece.' The sanctions came shortly after the award to the former judge. The US maintains a hostile stance towards the ICC, viewing it as a deviating organization from its missions.
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