德国周一承诺，在面对美国总统唐纳德·特朗普近期对联合国下属法院的攻击时，将坚定支持国际刑事法院（ICC）。
Germany on Monday pledged strong support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) amid recent attacks by US President Donald Trump against the UN court.
外交部长约翰·瓦德普尔在一份声明中表示：“国际规则的效力取决于维护它们的意愿。
尤其是在国际机构日益受到质疑的时刻，我们必须与全球伙伴一道，明确地支持它们。”
“International rules are only as strong as the willingness to stand up for them. Especially at a time when international institutions are increasingly being called into question, we must clearly stand by them together with our global partners,” Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said in a statement.
瓦德普尔补充说：“德国将尽其所能，确保国际刑事法院即使在压力下也能保持行动能力。”
“Germany will do its part to ensure that the ICC remains capable of acting even under pressure,” Wadephul added. He was scheduled to visit the ICC in The Hague later in the day and meet his Dutch counterpart, Tom Berendsen.
他计划于当天晚些时候访问位于海牙的国际刑事法院，并会见荷兰同行汤姆·贝伦德森。
The ICC ensures justice precisely where national justice systems are unable or unwilling to do so, according to Wadephul.
瓦德普尔认为，国际刑事法院确保了在国家司法系统无法或不愿伸张正义的地方实现正义。美国不承认国际刑事法院，并日益对该法院及其代表实施制裁。
The US does not recognize the ICC and has increasingly imposed sanctions on the court and its representatives. Since 2002, the ICC has prosecuted the most serious crimes, including genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
自2002年以来，国际刑事法院一直负责起诉种族灭绝、战争罪和危害人类罪等最严重的罪行。美国指责该法院出于政治动机行事。
The US has accused the court, among other things, of acting out of political motives. Last week at the UN General Assembly, Trump called on ICC member states to withdraw from the court. * Wadephul: ICC support part of Germany’s historical responsibility
上周在联合国大会上，特朗普呼吁国际刑事法院成员国退出该法院。
瓦德普尔强调，支持国际刑事法院不仅是德国的外交政策问题，也是德国历史责任的一部分，因为德国深知当国家权力无视法治和人道时会带来怎样的后果。
Wadephul said Germany knows from its own history where it can lead when state power disregards the rule of law and humanity, referring to the Nazi era, when the judiciary was brought into line with the regime and was not independent. “Support for the ICC is therefore not merely a foreign policy issue for Germany. It is also part of our historical responsibility,” he stressed.