US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Monday a diplomatic offensive aimed at dismantling the International Criminal Court, accusing the world tribunal of encroaching on US sovereignty.
In an op-ed published Monday in the Wall Street Journal, Marco Rubio asserted that the ICC interferes with American military operations and law enforcement, thereby threatening the country's sovereignty. The Trump administration's Secretary of State invoked images of customs agents and elected officials being "dragged before an international court" to be tried by judges from around the world.
This rhetoric reflects a deliberate confrontational stance towards multilateral institutions. Rubio did not specify the concrete details of this dismantling campaign, but the choice of a major American financial daily to launch the offensive signals a desire to mobilize public opinion and the business community around this cause.
The United States has never ratified the Rome Statute, the founding document of the ICC adopted in 1998, and has in the past adopted legislation aimed at protecting its citizens from prosecution before this court. The Trump administration is taking this a step further by seeking to weaken the institution itself.
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