he Netherlands is negotiating with the US over the erosion of the powers of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This erosion is so drastic that, according to legal experts, it would amount to the dismantling of the Court. The Rights Forum has learnt this from diplomatic sources in New York, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The restrictions that would be under discussion include: a) granting immunity to heads of state; b) excluding the Court’s jurisdiction over nationals of non-state parties, even when they commit crimes on the territory of a state party; and c) denying the Court’s jurisdiction over cases covered by national legislation.
Edit: An AP article on this:
The sanctions could prevent the court from accessing financial and IT services, and even paying its U.S. employees. When the court’s former chief prosecutor was sanctioned in 2025, he lost access to his Microsoft email, his bank accounts were frozen and he was barred from entering the United States.
According to two sources familiar with the situation, U.S. officials warned their Dutch counterparts that sanctions would be levied as early as Monday and encouraged the court’s host state to withdraw from the institution.
Stephen Millwr laying the groundwork for the next few months work.
The idiots running the show here are of the impression that we need to be exempt from international judgement. Given the chance I’d volunteer to drive the van holding the lot of them to the court’s door.
The Rights Forum has learnt this from diplomatic sources in New York, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Doesn’t matter as long as it’s just the yanks saying it
Let’s find out what the Netherlands are saying. Do they deny it? Cuz that’s a form of denial if they say nothing. This article doesn’t say a word on whether they agree that this is happening or not.
Anyway the Dutch don’t own the ICC, they just host it.
I can at least say it wasn’t on the national news just now so we’re probably not too bothered about american speculation yet… we’ve got our own governmental crisis to deal with.
US sanctions are going to hit you guys hard though, at least that’s what it sounds like. I would like to hear from the court at the very least.
The orange lame duck doesn’t have a rubber stamping congress anymore, and I doubt the democrats are going to help Trump pick another fight with the EU.
