The American threats against international judges clearly show the new political climate. It is shocking. ~ Christoph Flügge

The International Criminal Court is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal that sits in The Hague, Netherlands. The ICC has jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.

Quotes

• US national security adviser John Bolton announced... that the US will use "any means necessary" to protect its citizens and allies from prosecution by the International Criminal Court. "United States will use any means necessary to protect our citizens and those of our allies from unjust prosecution by this illegitimate court,"
  • US threatens sanctions against International Criminal Court, will close PLO office in Washington, CNN, (11 September 2018)

• The Trump administration has barred International Criminal Court investigators from entering the United States. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Friday that the U.S. will start denying visas to members of the ICC who may be investigating alleged war crimes by the U.S. military in Afghanistan. In September, national security adviser John Bolton threatened U.S. sanctions against ICC judges if they continued to investigate alleged war crimes committed by U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
  • Democracy Now ACLU: The U.S. Is Acting Like an Authoritarian Regime by Barring ICC Officials Probing War Crimes (19 March 2019)

• John Bolton, the national security adviser to the U.S. president, held a speech last September in which he wished death on the International Criminal Court. ...

  The American security adviser held his speech at a time when The Hague was planning preliminary investigations into American soldiers who had been accused of torturing people in Afghanistan. The American threats against international judges clearly show the new political climate. It is shocking.

  • Christoph Flügge, a judge serving on the International Criminal Court, in his statement of resignation, as reported in "International Criminal Court Judge: “It Can’t Be Fixed” – Cites “Shocking” Interference from Washington" The Washington Standard, January 31, 2019

External links