ICC rejects U.S. sanctions, says 'history will judge this moment'

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The sanctions are "an assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order which strikes at the simple principle that no one stands above the law", said the court in a statement…

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  • Reported by The Hindu and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:24:53 UTC.

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  1. US imposes sanctions on ICC, hours after former judge Pillay wins Nobel peace prize – as it happened

  2. International Criminal Court faces 'test of resilience' as US imposes sweeping sanctions

  3. ICC rejects U.S. sanctions, says 'history will judge this moment'

  4. ‘Rogue court’: US sanctions ICC hours after ex-judge wins Nobel Prize

  5. U.S. sanctions ICC, vowing to dismantle it "brick by brick" without changes

  6. US imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court

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