The president of the International Criminal Court hits out at the announced US sanctions against her institution, describing them as “serious attacks” against the global law-based order.
US President Donald Trump’s order against the court was “the latest in a series of unprecedented and escalatory attacks aiming to undermine the Court’s ability to administer justice,” Tomoko Akane says in a statement.
“Such threats and coercive measures constitute serious attacks against the Court’s States Parties, the rule of law-based international order and millions of victims,” she adds.
“We firmly reject any attempt to influence the independence and the impartiality of the Court or to politicize our judicial function,” says Akane.
She says she had noted with “deep regret” Trump’s order and stresses that the ICC is “indispensable” given the atrocities being committed around the world.
It's not (only) about you.
Supporting The Times of Israel isn’t a transaction for an online service, like subscribing to Netflix. The ToI Community is for people like you who care about a common good: ensuring that balanced, responsible coverage of Israel continues to be available to millions across the world, for free.
Sure, we'll remove all ads from your page and you'll unlock access to some excellent Community-only content. But your support gives you something more profound than that: the pride of joining something that really matters.
Join the Times of Israel Community
Join our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
From the Liveblog of
Friday, February 7, 2025
