The International Criminal Court (ICC) is bracing for aggressive economic sanctions from the incoming Trump administration, fearing a crippling blow to its operations. Officials anticipate swift action, potentially through executive orders, targeting the court and senior staff, including the chief prosecutor and judges. This move follows the ICC's issuance of arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. The US House of Representatives has already voted to impose sanctions on the ICC, with Senate approval expected soon. However, the ICC fears institution-wide sanctions could be devastating, blocking access to essential services like banking, IT, and insurance, effectively paralyzing its work.
to launch aggressive economic sanctions against it this week, amid fears such a move could paralyse its work and pose an existential threat.
However, multiple ICC sources said the court’s leadership fears Trump will not wait for the legislation but launch a swift assault by issuing an executive order creating the legal basis for multiple rounds of sanctions. “The concern is the sanctions will be used to shut the court down, to destroy it rather than just tie its hands,” one ICC officials said.
Court authorities are understood to have been rapidly reviewing the ICC’s suppliers and have ended some commercial relationships in an effort to reduce its exposure. Some staff have been advised to consider closing any US bank accounts they hold. The latest round of US sanctions is expected to affect a wider group of ICC officials and will come at the beginning of a new Trump administration, raising fears among court staff that the sanctions will evolve and escalate over time.
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