US Imposes Sanctions on International Criminal Court After Former Judge Wins Nobel Peace Prize

The Trump administration has leveled new penalties against the global court shortly after a former judge there was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.

The U.S. government has announced new sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC is a global group that investigates serious crimes like genocide and war crimes. These sanctions were announced just hours after Navi Pillay, a former judge at the court, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The sanctions act as a way to punish the court and make it much harder for them to do their job. People who work with or support the court may now face travel bans or lose access to their money held in U.S. banks. This move by the Trump administration is a major escalation in the relat…