Dossier
Open Society Justice Initiative
Coverage of Open Society Justice Initiative in the Nexus archive.
- ‘Financial death penalty’: How US sanctions are upending the lives of ICC judges
Three International Criminal Court (ICC) judges from Canada, Uganda, and Benin have faced frozen bank accounts, loss of health insurance, and restricted financial access due to U.S. sanctions under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump. The judges are suing the Trump administration, calling the sanctions a 'financial death penalty' that undermines judicial independence.