Canadian jurists push Ottawa to back ICC after US sanctions — SkimNews
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- Trump administration announced sweeping sanctions against the International Criminal Court, triggering a response from Canada's legal community.
- Canadian legal professionals are calling on the federal government to strengthen the ICC through additional funding or other measures to counter the US pressure.
Why it matters: If Ottawa acts on the jurists' call, Canada would diverge from Washington's new sanctions regime and become one of the few countries publicly reinforcing the ICC — converting what is typically rhetorical support for international courts into a concrete funding or political commitment.
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