US unveils sanctions on ICC in move court condemns as 'assault on rule of law'
Several member states of the international tribunal, including the UK, say they "strongly disagree" with the sanctions.
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"either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC"
— Marco Rubio , Politician
"a serious blow to our collective pursuit of international criminal justice, of which the ICC is a key pillar"
— Antonio Guterres , Activist
"not a court but a political body that threatened law-abiding democracies and the very idea of national sovereignty"
— Benjamin Netanyahu , Politician
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Several member states of the international tribunal, including the UK, say they "strongly disagree" with the sanctions.
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