00:00The Trump administration is stepping up its campaign against the International Criminal Court,
00:04with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling for the tribunal to be dismantled.
00:10Rubio accuses the court of undermining U.S. sovereignty
00:13by interfering with its military and law enforcement operations.
00:18In an opinion article on the Wall Street Journal,
00:21Rubio claimed U.S. soldiers, border agents, and elected officials
00:25could face prosecution by what he called foreign judges for defending their country.
00:31According to CNN, the State Department is considering increasing pressure on countries
00:35that continue to support the court.
00:38Possible measures include sanctions, travel bans, and visa restrictions.
00:43The ICC, based in The Hague, investigates alleged war crimes,
00:47crimes against humanity, and genocide committed in countries that accept its jurisdiction.
00:53The United States is not a party to the court's founding treaty.
00:57Legal experts dispute Rubio's claim,
01:00saying the court does not assert jurisdiction over crimes committed on U.S. soil.
01:04The Trump administration has already imposed sanctions on ICC officials
01:09over investigations into alleged war crimes in the Palestinian territories
01:13and U.S. activities in Afghanistan.
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