On 19 March 2025, the President of the International Criminal Court (“ICC”), Judge Tomoko Akane, addressed the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) and the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) of the European Parliament to discuss the latest developments in the international criminal justice architecture in a changing geopolitical landscape, including the US executive order imposing sanctions on the ICC on 6 February 2025. Having explained the current threats faced by the Court and their impact, the President strongly urged the European Union to take immediate action to protect the Court and the rule of law in the international community, including by swiftly amending the EU blocking statute to bring the ICC within its scope. The President emphasised that ‘to not use the Blocking Statute means that the European Union abandons the Court and abandons the principles which have been developed after the two world wars. You must not abandon the hope of the victims.’

The European Union, including the European Parliament, has been amongst the strongest supporters of the ICC and its mandate. On 12 March 2025, the European Parliament adopted resolution 2025/2528(RSP) in which it, inter alia, expressed its ‘utmost concern about the US sanctions against the ICC, its prosecutors, judges and staff, which constitute a serious attack on the international justice system’ and called upon ‘the Commission to urgently activate the Blocking Statute and on the Member States to urgently increase their diplomatic efforts in order to protect and safeguard the ICC as an indispensable cornerstone of the international justice system’.

In addition to members of the European Parliament, the President also met with the President and Principal Prosecutor of the Court of Cassation of Belgium as well as civil society representatives.

36 thoughts on “ICC President visits Brussels, urges European Union to take immediate action to protect the Court

  1. With havin so much content do you ever run into any problems of plagorism or copyright infringement?
    My site has a lot of completely unique content I’ve either authored
    myself or outsourced but it looks like a lot of it is popping it up all over the internet without my permission. Do you know any methods to help stop content
    from being stolen? I’d genuinely appreciate it.

  2. Greetings from Florida! I’m bored to tears at work so I
    decided to check out your website on my iphone
    during lunch break. I enjoy the info you provide here
    and can’t wait to take a look when I get home. I’m amazed at how
    fast your blog loaded on my cell phone .. I’m not even using
    WIFI, just 3G .. Anyhow, amazing blog!

  3. I’m not sure exactly why but this website is loading extremely slow for me.
    Is anyone else having this problem or is it a problem on my end?
    I’ll check back later and see if the problem still exists.

  4. I get pleasure from, lead to I found just what I used to be taking a look for.
    You have ended my four day lengthy hunt! God Bless you man. Have a
    great day. Bye

  5. hi!,I really like your writing very a lot! percentage we keep
    in touch more about your article on AOL? I need an expert in this space to resolve my problem.
    Maybe that’s you! Taking a look ahead to look you.

  6. Hello there, just became alert to your blog through Google, and found that it’s really informative.

    I am going to watch out for brussels. I’ll be grateful if you continue this in future.
    Lots of people will be benefited from your writing. Cheers!

  7. First of all I want to say great blog! I had a quick question that I’d like to ask if you do not
    mind. I was curious to find out how you
    center yourself and clear your mind before writing.
    I’ve had a tough time clearing my mind in getting my ideas out there.
    I truly do enjoy writing however it just seems like the first 10 to 15 minutes are generally lost just
    trying to figure out how to begin. Any ideas or tips?
    Thanks!

  8. I’m extremely impressed with your writing skills as well as with the layout on your blog.
    Is this a paid theme or did you customize it yourself?
    Anyway keep up the excellent quality writing, it’s rare to see a great blog like this one these days.

  9. Hello There. I found your blog using msn. This is a really
    smartly written article. I’ll be sure to bookmark it and come back to learn extra of your helpful information. Thanks for the
    post. I’ll definitely return.

  10. This is very interesting, You are a very skilled blogger.

    I’ve joined your feed and look forward to seeking more of your wonderful post.

    Also, I have shared your web site in my social networks!

  11. You can definitely see your enthusiasm in the work you write.
    The world hopes for more passionate writers like you who are
    not afraid to mention how they believe. All the time follow your heart.

  12. After I initially left a comment I appear to have clicked the
    -Notify me when new comments are added- checkbox and now each time a comment is added I get
    four emails with the exact same comment. There has
    to be an easy method you are able to remove me from
    that service? Thanks a lot!

  13. Definitely believe that which you stated. Your favorite justification appeared to be on the internet the simplest thing to be aware of.
    I say to you, I certainly get annoyed while people
    think about worries that they just don’t know about.
    You managed to hit the nail upon the top and defined out the whole thing without having side effect , people can take a signal.
    Will likely be back to get more. Thanks

  14. Hello, I think your website might be having browser compatibility
    issues. When I look at your website in Safari, it looks fine but when opening in Internet Explorer, it has
    some overlapping. I just wanted to give you a quick heads up!
    Other then that, great blog!

  15. I know this if off topic but I’m looking into starting my own blog and was curious what all is required to get set up?
    I’m assuming having a blog like yours would cost a pretty penny?
    I’m not very internet smart so I’m not 100% sure. Any recommendations or advice would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks

  16. I think this is among the such a lot vital info for me.
    And i’m satisfied studying your article. But want to statement on few general things, The site style is wonderful, the
    articles is truly excellent : D. Just right activity,
    cheers

  17. I absolutely love your blog and find almost all of your post’s to be just what I’m
    looking for. Do you offer guest writers to write content
    for you personally? I wouldn’t mind publishing a post or elaborating on a lot of
    the subjects you write regarding here. Again, awesome website!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Looking for a Lawyer? Find a Lawyer Dismiss