THE HAGUE, Netherlands — U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) could jeopardize trials and investigations at the world’s only permanent global tribunal for war crimes and genocide.

US President Donald Trump issued an executive order on February 6 authorizing sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) officials and others supporting the court’s work. The ICC’s prosecutor, Karim Khan,

Trump has ordered sanctions on the ICC, which wields power to prosecute individuals accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression and war crimes.