Lawyers Urge Trump to Revoke Sanctions Authority Against International Criminal Court
More than 170 lawyers and legal scholars urged President Donald Trump to rescind a June executive order that authorizes sanctions against International Criminal Court lawyers and investigators (see 2006110028), saying the sanctions violate American values and undermine the legitimacy of other U.S. sanctions. “U.S. sanctions have long been legitimately imposed on terrorists, international criminals, and gross violations of human rights,” the June letter said. “But targeting ICC lawyers -- and in some cases their families -- punishes the very people who investigate atrocities.”
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The letter also said the U.S. decision to reject the ICC's authority sends a dangerous message to other countries that merit scrutiny. U.S. sanctions “will not succeed in blocking ICC investigations” and “worse, the ineffectual sanctions mock our bipartisan commitment to human rights and the rule of law, alienate our allies, and encourage repressive regimes,” it said.