ICC rejects U.S. sanctions, says 'history will judge this moment'
The sanctions are "an assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order which strikes at the simple principle that no…
The Hindu reports that the sanctions are "an assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order which strikes at the simple principle that no one stands above the law", said the court in a statement.
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