EU rejects US campaign against the International Criminal Court

The European Commission on Tuesday rejected the US administration’s campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC), describing threats against the court’s judges, their families, and those cooperating with the institution as “completely unacceptable”. The European response came a day after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sharply criticized the ICC amid continuing tensions between Washington and the Hague-based court over its investigations related to Israel and the issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli officials. European Commission spokesperson Anouar El Anouni said the European Union remains firmly committed to international criminal justice. “We are firmly committed to international criminal justice,” El Anouni said during a press briefing. He added that “attacks or threats against judges of the Court, their families, or […]