Tag: international law
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Ben Saul, the UN special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights, concluded in a report released September 22, 2026, that the administration's strikes on boats it alleges are smuggling drugs amount to an "illegal...
A UN-backed mission on Iran said Sept. 17, 2026, it found "reasonable grounds to believe" the U.S. committed war crimes in two Feb. 28, 2026, airstrikes killing at least 178 civilians: one on the Shajareh Tayyebeh school...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday that the administration was sanctioning ICC President Tomoko Akane, a Japanese judge who has led the court since March 2024, and Senegalese senior trial lawyer...
The State Department announced on July 13, 2026 what it called a campaign involving "a whole-of-government response to systematically disable" the International Criminal Court's ability to operate. The announcement came...
On March 4, 2026, the submarine USS Charlotte sank the Iranian navy vessel IRIS Dena in international waters in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka, as part of the operation the administration has called Epic Fury. The ship...