Washington’s sanctions came hours after a former International Criminal Court judge, Navi Pillay, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
The ICC prosecutes war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. It issued arrest warrants against more than 70 people, including Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
The US has denounced the court in the past, especially after it issued warrants for Israeli officials. But the latest move seeks to cripple the operations of the court, according to the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
What’s behind the escalating measures against the ICC? And will Europe defy Washington and defend it?
Presenter: Sami Zeidan
Guests:
Reed Brody – International human rights lawyer and member of the International Commission of Jurists, who participated in the 1998 Rome conference that created the ICC and has helped prosecute some of the world’s high-profile defendants.
Nathalie Tocci – Professor of Practice at Johns Hopkins SAIS Europe and a Former Special Adviser to EU High Representatives Federica Mogherini and Josep Borrell.
Suhail Khan – Republican political analyst, former Senior Political Appointee with the Bush Administration and a former Policy Adviser and Counsel on Capitol Hill.
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