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US Imposes Sanctions on International Criminal Court
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 12 October
By John_Doe
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The International Criminal Court building seen from the outside.
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The Japan Times
The U.S. government is targeting the world court with new financial penalties after a former judge of the court won a Nobel Peace Prize.
The United States is taking a hard line against the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC is a court based in the Netherlands that tries people for the most serious crimes, like war crimes or crimes against humanity. Recently, the U.S. government announced new sanctions against the court. Sanctions are basically financial punishments. They make it very hard for the court to move money or do normal business. This move comes at a tense time. A former judge from the ICC, Navi Pillay, was just named a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. This is one of the most prestigious awards in the worl…
