he Netherlands is negotiating with the US over the erosion of the powers of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This erosion is so drastic that, according to legal experts, it would amount to the dismantling of the Court. The Rights Forum has learnt this from diplomatic sources in New York, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The restrictions that would be under discussion include: a) granting immunity to heads of state; b) excluding the Court’s jurisdiction over nationals of non-state parties, even when they commit crimes on the territory of a state party; and c) denying the Court’s jurisdiction over cases covered by national legislation.

Edit: An AP article on this:

The sanctions could prevent the court from accessing financial and IT services, and even paying its U.S. employees. When the court’s former chief prosecutor was sanctioned in 2025, he lost access to his Microsoft email, his bank accounts were frozen and he was barred from entering the United States.

According to two sources familiar with the situation, U.S. officials warned their Dutch counterparts that sanctions would be levied as early as Monday and encouraged the court’s host state to withdraw from the institution.

https://apnews.com/article/icc-trump-sanctions-eu-israel-netherlands-2c1cc314732f920c2de59396d3b556f6