https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-guardian-view-on-the-us-russia-and-the-international-criminal-court-trump-s-assault-on-the-rule-of-law-intensifiesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-guardian-view-on-the-us-russia-and-the-international-criminal-court-trump-s-assault-on-the-rule-of-law-intensifieshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-guardian-view-on-the-us-russia-and-the-international-criminal-court-trump-s-assault-on-the-rule-of-law-intensifies#u124110Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:51:06 +0000The United States has imposed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court as part of an escalating campaign against the tribunal. The punitive measures target the global legal institution hours after a former judge of the court received the Nobel Peace Prize. Human rights organizations and legal advocates warn that the American actions place global justice at severe risk, while the newly awarded laureate has condemned the financial penalties as unacceptable. The Trump administration views the Hague-based body as a rogue entity, intensifying a long-running confrontation over internat