US announces institution-wide sanctions against the ICC

The prosecution withdrew charges against Banda, accused of war crimes connected to a 2007 attack on African Union peacekeepers, citing deteriorated evidence; judges terminated the proceedings...

Venezuela deposited a withdrawal notification with the UN Secretary-General. The treaty’s one-year notice period means the legal effect is prospective, while ICC proceedings concerning alleged conduct...

The Assembly of States Parties noted that Chad and Venezuela had taken steps to withdraw from the Rome Statute. The notices began a one-year treaty process and do not erase obligations or jurisdiction...

The ICC reported new US sanctions designations against its President, Tomoko Akane, and Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye in the Office of the Prosecutor. The expansion targeted the Court’s...

The Trial Chamber found Duterte fit to stand trial after assessing his health and ability to participate. This procedural ruling clears one threshold but does not establish guilt. The case remains...

The Trust Fund for Victims said the court-wide sanctions could affect its ability to support survivors, families and reparations programmes. The statement foregrounded material consequences for people...

The UN Secretary-General condemned sanctions imposed on the Court as an institution and warned against measures that undermine international justice. The response framed the dispute as a test of the...

The Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties criticized the US sanctions as a threat to the Court’s independence and ability to perform its mandate. The response placed responsibility on States...

The Taxpayer Alliance Against Genocide (TAAG), a US civil-society coalition, said a delegation delivered evidence to the International Criminal Court’s Office of the Prosecutor in The Hague on 11...