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Quell, M. (2026, September 21). The Netherlands is bracing for potentially devastating US sanctions against the ICC. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/the-netherlands-is-bracing-for-potentially-devastating-us-sanctions-against-the-icc/article_8250f2ba-25de-5f87-ba4b-dfa99bc08e9c.html
Quell, Molly. “The Netherlands is bracing for potentially devastating US sanctions against the ICC.” Toronto Star, 21 Sept. 2026, https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/the-netherlands-is-bracing-for-potentially-devastating-us-sanctions-against-the-icc/article_8250f2ba-25de-5f87-ba4b-dfa99bc08e9c.html.
Quell, Molly. “The Netherlands is bracing for potentially devastating US sanctions against the ICC.” Toronto Star, September 21, 2026. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/the-netherlands-is-bracing-for-potentially-devastating-us-sanctions-against-the-icc/article_8250f2ba-25de-5f87-ba4b-dfa99bc08e9c.html.
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The Trump administration is escalating its campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC), threatening sweeping sanctions that could disrupt the tribunal's finances and operations. This move follows recent sanctions on ICC officials in August 2024 after arrest warrants were issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over alleged war crimes in Gaza. The U.S., which has never joined the Rome Statute establishing the ICC, claims the court is targeting Americans while ignoring atrocities by authoritarian regimes. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on other countries to withdraw from the tribunal and vowed to continue a diplomatic campaign against it. Critics argue that sanctions could undermine the ICC's ability to prosecute war crimes worldwide.
