UN Photo/Rick Bajornas International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. The International Criminal Court regrets new US sanctions International Law
The International Criminal Court regretted the decision of the US administration to impose sanctions against ICC President Judge Tomoko Akane (Japan) and Senior Lawyer of the Office of the Prosecutor Abdoulaye Seye (Senegal).
The Court’s official statement said that “the sanctions constitute a flagrant attack on the independence of an impartial judicial body acting under the mandate given to it by States Parties from various regions of the world.”
To date, the United States has already imposed sanctions on nine of the 18 judges, both Deputy Prosecutors, a former Prosecutor, and one judicial officer. apparatus.
“Such measures directed against judges, prosecutors and staff working to implement the mandate entrusted to the ICC by states undermine the rule of law,” the statement emphasizes.
The ICC also noted that such measures against members of the judiciary jeopardize “the international legal order itself” and affect the ability of “victims to seek justice, since they approach the Court only when all other avenues have been exhausted.”
“As previously noted, the Court does not intend to deviate from its principles and stands firmly in support of its staff, as well as the victims of unspeakable atrocities. The Court will continue to fully implement its mandate, maintaining independence and impartiality, in strict accordance with the Rome Statute and in the interests of victims of international crimes,” the statement said.