The US refuses to recognize the International Criminal Court's jurisdiction over Americans.

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The U.S. Department of Justice issued a statement on the 2nd stating that Acting Attorney General Todd Branch has sent a letter to International Criminal Court President Judge Tomoko Akane, refusing to recognize the ICC's jurisdiction over Americans. The statement said that the United States is not a state party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and has never recognized the ICC's jurisdiction. Going forward, the United States will not cooperate with any investigations, inquiries, summonses, or proceedings conducted by the ICC, and will not extradite or transfer any U.S. personnel to the ICC. In the letter, Branch claimed that the ICC has acted with "increasing lack of legitimacy and propriety" and alleged that the ICC has a record of "selective enforcement" and that there are "credible claims" of misconduct within the institution. On June 24, three female judges of the ICC filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York against President Trump and his administration, alleging that the sanctions previously imposed on them were unlawful. In recent years, the U.S. has repeatedly announced sanctions against ICC judges and prosecutors, citing the ICC's investigations of U.S. personnel and its issuance of arrest warrants against Israel's prime minister and former defense minister. (Xinhua)
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