ICC President Tomoko Akane responds to sanctions imposed by the rogue United States, ICC will not back down: "We'll be judged by history for the choices we make today." “The International Court will continue its work undeterred, with the firm resolve that justice must prevail.”
The US blacklisted the International Criminal Court on 9 October 2026, just hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize. Meanwhile, Donald Trump, a convicted criminal, has spent years shamelessly coveting the peace prize.