Saturday, February 08, 2025

What Are the Implications of Trump's Sanctions against ICC? | Inside Story

Feb 8, 2025 | The executive orders are still coming thick and fast. The latest? Sanctions on the International Criminal Court. President Donald Trump says the ICC abuses its power, taking 'illegitimate and baseless' actions against the US and its ally, Israel. He also says its investigators are a threat to national security. So, how will this affect the only court with the ability to prosecute genocide and war crimes? And is the very concept of a rules-based international order under threat?

Presenter: Maleen Saeed

Guests: William Pace, former Convenor of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court.
Kenneth Roth, Visiting Professor at Princeton School for Public and International Affairs and the former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch.
David L Phillips, Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and a former senior adviser to the U.S. State Department.