Overview
- The State Department added two International Criminal Court judges to its sanctions list on Dec. 18, citing their roles in decisions tied to the Gaza investigation.
- The newly targeted judges are from Georgia and Mongolia, according to official notices reported by Japanese media.
- The action extends a campaign launched in February, with sanctions now covering 8 of the ICC’s 18 judges and three senior prosecutors.
- U.S. officials argue the court is acting politically and lacks jurisdiction over the United States and Israel, which are not parties to the Rome Statute.
- Israel’s objection to the ICC’s Palestine investigation was rejected on Dec. 15, and the ICC condemned the U.S. sanctions as an attack on judicial independence; specific penalties were not disclosed.