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U.S. Sanctions the Entire International Criminal Court, the Tribunal Whose Docket Has Been Dominated by African Cases

The State Department and Treasury designated the court itself on Oct. 9, going beyond the 17 officials sanctioned earlier, and gave it 180 days of limited licenses to keep operating. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the court “rogue”; its leaders say they will not be deterred. Victims of atrocities in Congo, Darfur, Uganda and beyond depend on its work.

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The International Criminal Court building in The Hague
The International Criminal Court building in The Hague, photographed on May 12, 2019. (File photo)OSeveno / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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