1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i International Criminal Court: U.S. Sanctions in Response to Investigation of War Crimes in Afghanistan June 19, 2020 President Trump issued an executive order on June 11, 2020, authorizing sanctions, in part, against any f
2、oreign person found to be acting in support of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutors investigation of U.S. personnel. The decision comes three months after the ICC Prosecutors opening of an investigation into alleged war crimes related to the Afghanistan conflict, which has provoked con
3、demnation and concern from the United States. Executive Order Authorizing U.S. Sanctions In Executive Order 13928, President Trump declared that the ICCs assertion of jurisdiction over U.S. military, intelligence, and other personnel in the course of investigating actions allegedly committed by thos
4、e personnel in or relating to Afghanistan “constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.” Invoking authorities provided in the National Emergencies Act and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the President declared that
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