US announces sanctions against ICC president and lawyer

The US has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court's president and a senior trial lawyer at the court, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said.

The Trump administration has led a campaign to 'dismantle' the court, calling it a threat to national sovereignty.

WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The U. S. imposed sanctions on Tuesday on the International Criminal Court's president and a senior trial lawyer at the court, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday announced sanctions on the president of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and a trial lawyer, part of an escalating fight between the Trump administration, the court and international human rights groups.  The Trump administration’s new sanctions target Tomoko Akane, ICC’s

US announces sanctions on ICC president and senior lawyer US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced sanctions against the president and a senior lawyer of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The US imposed sanctions on Tuesday on Tomoko Akane, a Japanese judge who is president of the ICC, and ICC senior

US sanctions International Criminal Court president, senior lawyer  Reuters

Rubio announces sanctions on ICC officials amid campaign to dismantle the court  CNN

The ICC condemned the move, saying in a statement that the measures undermine the rule of law.

The sanctions come a month after Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed to dismantle the court "brick by brick."