Archiv: Luz del Carmen Ibanez Carranza (International Criminal Court judge / Peru)


07.06.2025 - 12:00 [ Middle East Eye ]

The four ICC judges sanctioned by the US for Palestine and Afghanistan work

The ICC has a total of 18 judges who serve in different chambers, including the Pre-Trial, Trial and Appeals chambers.

Judges are nominated by state parties to the Rome Statute, the ICC’s founding treaty, and then elected by the Assembly of States Parties, the court‘s governing body.

Judges must demonstrate high moral character, impartiality and integrity, meeting the qualifications required in their home countries for appointment to the highest judicial offices.

Once elected, ICC judges serve a non-renewable nine-year term.

Below are the profiles of the four judges sanctioned by the Trump administration on 5 June 2025.

06.06.2025 - 22:14 [ New York Times ]

State Dept. Imposes Sanctions on International Criminal Court Judges

The State Department said that Ms. Bossa and Ms. Ibáñez Carranza had ruled to authorize the court’s investigation against U.S. personnel in Afghanistan. While they participated in an appeals decision that opened the way for that investigation, the court’s pursuit of the American role in Afghanistan was eventually dropped. Mr. Khan announced soon after taking office in 2021 that he would not pursue accusations of torture carried out by U.S. military and C.I.A. personnel in Afghanistan and at so-called black sites in other countries. No formal investigations of specific U.S. personnel have taken place, nor have warrants been issued.