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ICC calls US sanctions ‘flagrant attack’ against court’s independence

By Thomson Reuters Dec 18, 2025 | 10:01 AM

AMSTERDAM, Dec 18 (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) ‍said on Thursday that U.S. sanctions against two of its judges ‌over its ‌case involving Israel were a “flagrant attack” on the court’s independence.

“Such measures ​targeting judges and prosecutors who ‍were ​elected by the ​States Parties undermine ‍the rule of law. When judicial actors are threatened for applying ‍the law, it is the international legal ‍order ‍itself that ​is placed ​at ⁠risk,” the court ‌said.

(Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout, Stephanie van den Berg, Editing by Sharon ⁠Singleton)