The Nobel Committee awards international Human Rights Lawyer, Navi Pillay, the Peace Prize saying what everyone knows: “the system of international law is under tremendous pressure, and its institutions are under attack”.
The US moves swiftly to ensure there is empirical evidence to back this up.
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US impose sanctions on ICC with threat to 'end' international court
The US says the measures are aimed at restricting the tribunal's resources and ability to operate.