U.S President sanctions against International Criminal Court

US President Donald Trump has authorised sanctions against ICC officials involved in investigations into possible war crimes by US troops or those of its allies. The turbulent relationship between the US and the International Criminal Court (ICC) further exacerbated after this sanction.

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Key-Points

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a permanent judicial body based at The Hague in the Netherlands.

It was created by the 1998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (its founding and governing document), and began functioning on 1 July 2002 when the Statute came into force.

The forum was established as a court of last resort to prosecute offences that would otherwise go unpunished, and has jurisdiction over four main crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.

123 nations are States Parties to the Rome Statute and recognise the ICC’s authority; the notable exceptions being the US, China, Russia, and India.