Washington - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio took aim Friday at what he deemed the “weaponization of international law,” calling it a tool of the elite, and issued a stark warning to the International Criminal Court.Rubio cautioned the ICC against “quoting laws to men with swords,” as he accused the Hague-based tribunal of trying to enforce rules that Washington does not recognize.His remarks to the Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention came around a month after the United States announced new sanctions on the ICC, vowing to cripple its operations.
Rubio takes swipe at international law, attacking ICC
Rubio cautioned the ICC against "quoting laws to men with swords," as he accused the court of trying to enforce rules the U.S. does not recognize.
In brief
Secretary of State Marco Rubio took aim Friday at what he deemed the “weaponization of international law,” calling it a tool of the elite, and issued a stark warning to the International Criminal Court.Rubio cautioned the ICC against “quoting laws to men with swords,” as he accused the Hague-based tribunal of trying to enforce rules that Washington does not recognize.His remarks to the Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention came around a month after the United States announced new sanctions on the ICC, vowing to cripple its operations.
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