The United States President Donald Trump accused the International Criminal Court of “illegitimate and foundation actions against the United States and our close ally”.
Donald Trump, President of the United States, signed on Thursday An executive order that imposes sanctions on the International Criminal CourtFor the research on Israel, the close ally of the United States.
Neither the United States nor the Israeli court is not members of the court, nor does it recognize it. Israel has recently issued an order of arrest for Gaza’s actions against Palestinians after Hamas’s attack on Israel in October 2023 in October 2023 by Israel’s close ally and the Court recently. Tens of thousands of PalestiniansHe died during the Israeli army response, including children.
The Emir, signed by Trump, blames the ICC for abuse of power by “to participate in illegitimate and unfounded actions against the US and the narrow Israel ally, and to publish” unfounded arrest warrants “against Netyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. .
“ICC has no jurisdiction over the US or Israel,” he says.This added that the court had a “dangerous precedent” with their actions against both countries.
Possible opposite effects of order
Trump’s measure occurred when visiting Netanyahu Washington. He and Trump made speeches at the White House on Tuesday, and we held a meeting with the legislators in Capitol on Thursday.
The order says that The United States will bring “concrete and important results” to those responsible for the “transitions” of the ICC.. Actions may include the blockade of property and goods and may not allow the entry to the officials, employees and relatives of the TPI.
Human Rights said activists Court officials will have a intimidation effect. And it will be contrary to the interests of the United States in the other conflict areas where the court is investigated.
“Victims of abuse against human rights in the world apply to the International Criminal Court when they have no other places to go. President Trump’s executive order will make it difficult for them to find justice“Charlie Hogle said, the lawyer of the National Security Project of the American Civil Liberation Union.”Emir also makes serious concerns about the first change Because the people in the United States have a risk of harsh sanctions to help them identify and research the atrocities committed anywhere.
If the US does not recognize the CPI, what effects could have it?
Like Israel, the United States, not among the 124 members of the court, and unleaded judges suspects the “global court” to commit arbitrarily US officials. The 2002 law gives Pentagon the authority to release any American or ally of the United States detained by the court. In 2020, Trump approved the decision of the prosecutor Karim Khan’s predecessor to start an investigation on war crimes committed by all parties, including the US in Afghanistan, Afghanistan.
But, These sanctions rose under the presidency of Joe BidenAnd the United States began cooperating with the court after Khan accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of war crimes in Ukraine.
Any sanction may paralyze the court by blocking the trips of its researchers and endanger the technology developed by the US to protect evidence. Last year, The court suffered a serious cyber attack This prevented his employees from accessing files for weeks.
Some European countries react. The Netherlands made a statement at the end of last year, “They asked the other CPI members to cooperate to reduce the risks of these possible sanctions.Thus, the court may continue to do its job and fulfill its duties. “
