The president signed an executive order allowing the US to block the US property and assets of anyone from the International Criminal Court investigating US troops.
Using Mr Trump's"America First" language, Mr Barr said the administration was trying to bring accountability to a global body.
"This institution has become, in practice, little more than a political tool employed by unaccountable international elites," he said.European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell voiced"serious concern" and said the court"must be respected and supported by all nations." Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok said he was"very disturbed" by the US move and said the Netherlands supported the court on its soil.. We call on the US not to sanction ICC staff. The Netherlands fully supports the ICC and will continue to do so. The ICC is crucial in the fight against impunity and in upholding international rule of law."The ICC is crucial in the fight against impunity and upholding international rule of law," Mr Blok wrote on Twitter.
But the move was hailed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, one of Trump's closest allies, who has been angered by the ICC's moves - strongly opposed by Washington - to probe alleged war crimes in the Palestinian territories. FIDH is appalled by the Trump administation announcement of financial sanctions & travel restrictions againstAn administration masquerading as a global leader is showing its true colors: a barrier to victims of atrocity crimes from ever realising justice
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