EU lawmakers want to stop US from punishing international court

Members of the European Parliament are urging the EU to protect the International Criminal Court from potential US sanctions.

A group of European lawmakers is taking a stand. They want the European Union to block any plans by the United States to punish the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC is a court that handles the world’s most serious crimes, like war crimes or genocide. Sometimes, the US government gets upset with the court’s decisions. Because of this, there has been talk that the US might put "sanctions" on the court. Sanctions are basically punishments, like blocking the court from using US banks or stopping its workers from traveling. Now, members of the European Parliament are speaking up. The…