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USA: International Criminal Court

Commons · Question 30529 · Tabled 10 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 25 Feb 2025

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Asked by Ayoub Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his US counterpart on British citizens and their families impacted by that country's sanctions on the International Criminal Court.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 25 Feb 2025

Successive UK and US administrations have taken a different view on the ICC - for example, the UK are signatories to the Rome Statute, the US are not. We support the independence of the ICC. Imposing sanctions against ICC officials impedes the Court's abi...