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U.S. sanctions the International Criminal Court as an institution
On October 9, 2026, Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control added the International Criminal Court itself to the Specially Designated Nationals list under Executive Order 14203, blocking the court's property in U.S. jurisdiction and barring U.S. persons from dealing with it without a license. OFAC issued four general licenses, including General License 13, which authorizes transactions to maintain or wind down court operations through April 7, 2027. The ICC rejected the sanctions the same day.
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Key points
- OFAC added the court, based in The Hague, to the SDN list under the program tag ICC-EO14203.Office of Foreign Assets Control
- General License 13 authorizes transactions ordinarily incident to maintaining or winding down ICC operations, including States Parties payments and staff salaries.Office of Foreign Assets Control
- General License 13 runs through 12:01 a.m. EDT on April 7, 2027.Office of Foreign Assets Control
- Other general licenses cover telecommunications and enterprise software (GL 14), pension payments (GL 15) and certain ICC detainees (GL 16).Office of Foreign Assets Control
- The ICC said the step follows designations of thirteen of its judges and prosecutors and called it an attempt to obstruct justice.International Criminal Court
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