ICC lawyers may fall under US sanctions, lawyer Knops said
Quick Look
Lawyers working at the ICC and who are not its staff risk being subject to new US sanctions if the court is included in the sanctions list, lawyer Gert-Jan Alexander Knops told RIA Novosti.
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Why It Matters
Discussion of possible US sanctions against the International Criminal Court and persons providing its services.
Brief retelling from RIA II
Lead defense lawyer at the ICC, Gert-Jan Alexander Knops, said that lawyers working for the International Criminal Court and who are not its staff risk being subject to new US sanctions.
According to Knops, if the International Criminal Court is added to the US sanctions list, sanctions could affect all persons providing services to it.
MOSCOW, September 23 – RIA Novosti. Lawyers working at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague and who are not its staff members risk falling under new US sanctions, leading defense lawyer at the ICC Gert-Jan Alexander Knops told RIA Novosti.
“If the International Criminal Court as an organization is included in the sanctions list (US - ed.), this may mean that sanctions may affect all persons providing services to it. Based on this interpretation, lawyers may also be subject to sanctions,” Knops said.
Open Questions
- Will the US actually impose sanctions against the ICC?
- What specific restrictions will affect lawyers?
