Washington Hits International Criminal Court With Institutional Sanctions
The Trump administration placed sanctions on the International Criminal Court as an institution on Friday, Oct. 9, a step that could prevent US companies from doing business with it. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the designation under Executive Order 14203, saying Washington would block transactions with the court. The action followed the Nobel Peace Prize award to former ICC judge Navi Pillay and intensified US opposition to the court's investigations involving Israel and Afghanistan.
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[paragraph] Need maybe no bullet. Good. Need ensure not copying source phrasing. Some phrases: "war crimes, genocide and other crimes against humanity" source. I wrote "war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity" close but factual. "The Hague" source. "Executive Order 14203" source. "Navi Pillay" source. "Benjamin Netanyahu" source. "Afghanistan investigation" source. "telecommunications, software, pension payments and detainees" source. I paraphrased. "The US has never formally joined" source says US has never formally joined. That's close. Could rephrase: "Washington has not become a formal member, and Turkey likewise has not." Better. "many European and NATO states are members" source says most European and NATO countries are members. Rephrase: "while numerous European and NATO countries hold membership." Good. "Washington had already targeted individual ICC prosecutors and judges" source says sanctioned several ICC prosecutors and judges. Rephrase: "Earlier measures had si