Overview

• The US designated four ICC judges—Solomy Balungi Bossa, Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza, Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini Gansou, and Beti Hohler—under Executive Order 14203 for authorizing ICC actions against US and Israeli nationals.
• The sanctions block any property or interests in property of the judges in US jurisdiction and prohibit American individuals and entities from engaging in transactions with them without a license.
• Judges Bossa and Ibáñez Carranza sanctioned an ICC investigation into alleged war crimes by US personnel in Afghanistan while Judges Alapini Gansou and Hohler approved arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
• The International Criminal Court condemned the measures as a clear attempt to undermine its judicial independence and affirmed its commitment to pursue cases under the Rome Statute.
• The move amplifies longstanding US opposition to ICC jurisdiction over its citizens and allies and follows earlier sanctions on ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan.