The Trump administration has imposed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court, cutting off the institution from U.S.-based financial services, technology companies and the use of the U.S. dollar. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a six-month timeline for U.S. companies and individuals to wind down their business with the ICC. The Court condemned these measures as an attack on the rule of law and the foundations of the international legal order. Several U.S. allies, including the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France and Japan, expressed strong disagreement in a joint statement. The ICC stated it would continue to fully discharge its mandate with independence and impartiality.
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