Can ICC operations and reparations be maintained under the new US sanctions?

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The red thread

1. New thread
   Week ending 11 October 2026
   Issue 12
   Reconstructed chapter
   Published on 19 October 2026

   A Nobel for international law as Washington sanctions the Court

   Navi Pillay is honoured on the day the US lists the ICC itself. The exceptions matter.

   Judgment : Pressure expands to the ICC as an institution, while authorisations preserve room to act; effects remain to be checked.

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   Sources

   • Announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize 2026

     The committee honours Navi Pillay for peace and international law.

   • Human Rights, Justice Advocate Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize

     The dated statement confirms announcement on 9 October.

   • Settlement Agreement between the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control and Pegasus Worldwide Logistics; International Criminal Court Designation and General Licenses; Burma-related Designation Removal

     OFAC lists the ICC itself and issues licences.

   • General License No. 13 — Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving the International Criminal Court

     Operating maintenance authorised through 7 April 2027.

   • General License No. 14 — Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to Telecommunications and Enterprise Software Involving the International Criminal Court

     Certain digital services are authorised, including email and e-gaming.

   • Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs Tom Berendsen on the announced sanctions against the ICC

     The host state stresses the interval and providers’ ability to continue.

   • Statement by the Trust Fund for Victims in relation to sanctions imposed against the ICC

     The Fund warns of risks to the means of reparations.