International Criminal Court Bar Association

The International Criminal Court Bar Association (ICCBA) has issued a press release condemning the decision of the United States Government to impose sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an institution. The ICCBA expresses serious concern about the impact of these measures on the independence and functioning of the Court, as well as their potential consequences for independent Counsel and Support Staff and the effective representation of defendants and

The International Criminal Court Bar Association (ICCBA) has filed an amicus curiae brief before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in American Friends Service Committee et al. v. Trump et al. (No. 1:26-cv-06830 (JMF)), a case challenging the sanctions regime established under Executive Order 14203. The ICCBA’s brief supports the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction and addresses the impact of the sanctions regime on counsel practising be

The International Criminal Court Bar Association (ICCBA) strongly condemns the latest expansion of United States sanctions against officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC), including H.E. Judge Tomoko Akane, President of the ICC, and Mr Abdoulaye Seye, Senior Trial Lawyer in the Office of the Prosecutor. These latest designations represent a further escalation of measures directed against individuals carrying out their professional responsibilities under the Rome S