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'History will judge this moment': ICC urges member states to defend the institution
Hilal Saki · Middle East Eye
Published 10 Oct 2026, 1:50 pm·1 h ago·1 min read
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'History will judge this moment': ICC urges member states to defend the institution Tomoko Akane, the president of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has urged member nations to actively defend the institution after the United States imposed sanctions on it. “This is not just about defending a single institution, but about safeguarding the international order grounded upon the rule of law,” Akane said in a video statement on Friday. The US imposed sanctions on the court, hours after one of its former judges, Navi Pillay, won the Nobel Peace Prize. The statement said: “This unprecedented…
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