Jetten Pulls No Punches at First UN Speech - DutchNews.nl
Jetten said the 125-member court must remain independent and called on Russia to face accountability for the war in Ukraine.
- On Thursday, Netherlands Prime Minister Rob Jetten delivered a fiery address to the United Nations, defending the International Criminal Court as "an important institution" protecting the international legal order.
- Tensions have escalated following reports that the United States plans to dismantle the court "brick by brick," with the White House already sanctioning 13 staff members, including Japanese Judge Tomoko Akane, over investigations into alleged Israeli war crimes.
- Rome Statute ratification spans 125 countries, yet the U.S. and Israel remain non-parties, with the ICC condemning recent sanctions as "a flagrant attack against the independence of an impartial judicial institution."
- President Donald Trump called on nations to resign from the "rogue institution," yet Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin countered by pledging Ireland "strongly opposes efforts to undermine the court" during Thursday's assembly.
- Citing a "national emergency," the Trump Administration continues to challenge the court's authority, vowing the United States will never allow American service members investigated by a tribunal it claims lacks jurisdiction.
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The Hague, Sept. 25 (EFE).- The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Rob Jetten, defended the International Criminal Court (ICC) before the UN General Assembly against U.S. pressure and issued a strong message in defense of the court: “Hands outside the ICC and all other institutions that protect the ICC, [...] The entry Jetten demands “hands out” of the ICC against U.S. sanctions and threats was first published in HolaNews.
Hands off the ICC and all other institutions that protect the international legal order. That is what Prime Minister Rob Jetten said in his speech at the annual General Assembly of the United Nations. Threats to impose sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) are a warning sign, Jetten believes.
Dutch PM lashes out at U.S. over ICC sanctions, ASML restrictions
Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten used his time during the general debate at the United Nations General Assembly in New York to defend the International Criminal Court (ICC), denouncing possible sanctions against the court from the United States, and to speak out in favor of institutions that serve to protect international law. His speech to world leaders came shortly after an interview in which he also pledged to find a solution to export restric…
Prime Minister Rob Jetten stood on the stage of the United Nations in New York on Thursday. His main message was directed at US President Donald Trump: "Hands off the ICC." Hands off the International Criminal Court. On the same day, the day care center in Ter Apel was full several times and...
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