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On October 9, the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague condemned US sanctions targeting the court and appealed to its member states for support to ensure it can continue operating effectively. The ICC stressed that these sanctions represent an attack on international justice and called upon its members to provide necessary resources for the court’s continued function, emphasizing the importance of upholding global legal order.

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On Friday, the US imposed new sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), aiming to dismantle an institution it views as politicized and illegitimate. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced these measures just hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay won a Nobel Peace Prize for her work at the court. The sanctions target companies that provide services to the ICC, potentially cutting off its resources and hindering its operations against US interests. In response, the ICC strongly rejected the sanctions as an assault on international law and justice, emphasizing it would continue its mandate despite the challenges.

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“Both articles report on the US imposing sanctions on the ICC and the ICC's response on the same day.”

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“Both articles describe the imposition of sanctions on the International Criminal Court by the U.S. government on the same day, October 9, 2026.”

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“The articles describe related events (US sanctions on the ICC and the ICC's response), but not the same single incident or happening.”

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The war crimes court said it would continue to "fully discharge its mandate" — which is to prosecute individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and the crime of aggression when member states are unwilling or unable to do so.

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🔮 The war crimes court said it would continue to "fully discharge its mandate" — which is to prosecute individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and the crime of aggression when member states are unwilling or unable to do so.

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ICC urges members to make sure it can continue despite US sanctions · assertive framing

ICC urges members to make sure it can continue despite US sanctions THE HAGUE, Oct 9 - asserted

it → urge → sanctions

The International Criminal Court on Friday strongly rejected the sanctions imposed on it by the US government and called on its member states to make sure it can continue to function. asserted

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"It is an attempt to obstruct the course of justice and to prevent the Court from doing what it was created to do. asserted

it → obstruct → what

It is an assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order," the court said in a statement. asserted

court → say → statement

The war crimes court said it would continue to "fully discharge its mandate" — which is to prosecute individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and the crime of aggression when member states are unwilling or unable to do so. asserted

states → say → aggression

But it said it would not be able to do so on its own, and called on its members, which do not include the United States, to make sure it has the means necessary to operate. asserted

it → say → means

"The Court cannot stand alone. asserted

Court → stand → ?

Its fate now rests also in the hands of the states that created it," it said. asserted

it → rest → it

"This is not just about defending a single institution, but about safeguarding the international order grounded upon the rule of law. asserted

This → defend → law

History will judge this moment." asserted

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ICC urges members to make sure it can continue despite US sanctions

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