Rubio targets ICC: ‘Won’t submit to sterile vision of radical judges’:

Marco Rubio has attacked the International Criminal Court, saying the United States will not accept its authority or let international law constrain its actions. His remarks signal the Trump administration’s continued opposition to the court and defend a more forceful approach to foreign policy.

Speaking to the Federalist Society in Washington, Rubio cited the US-Israeli war against Iran and disputed criticism of US actions in Venezuela and the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. The United States has sanctioned ICC officials over warrants for Israeli leaders and the court’s Afghanistan investigation; the latest sanctions are due to take effect in April unless an agreement is reached. The ICC, founded in 2002, is backed by most of its member states, including EU countries and NATO members other than the United States and Turkey.