海牙，10月9日——国际刑事法院于周五强烈反对美国政府对其实施的制裁措施，并呼吁各成员国确保法院能够继续正常运转。
THE HAGUE, Oct 9 - The International Criminal Court on Friday strongly rejected the sanctions imposed on it by the US government and called on its member states to make sure it can continue to function.
该法院在声明中称：“此举意在阻碍司法进程，阻止法院履行其设立宗旨。这是对法治以及国际法律秩序根基的严重破坏。”
"It is an attempt to obstruct the course of justice and to prevent the Court from doing what it was created to do. It is an assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order," the court said in a statement.
作为负责审理战争罪、危害人类罪、种族灭绝罪及侵略罪的司法机关，该法院表示将一如既往地“全面履行自身职责”。不过，由于美国并非其成员国，法院强调单靠自身力量难以为继，因此恳请各成员国提供必要的运作资源。
The war crimes court said it would continue to "fully discharge its mandate" — which is to prosecute individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and the crime of aggression when member states are unwilling or unable to do so. But it said it would not be able to do so on its own, and called on its members, which do not include the United States, to make sure it has the means necessary to operate.
“法院无法独立生存，其命运如今取决于创建它的各个国家，”声明指出。“这不仅是捍卫一个机构的问题，更是维护以法治为基础的国际秩序的关键。历史必将对这一时刻作出评判。” 路透社
"The Court cannot stand alone. Its fate now rests also in the hands of the states that created it," it said. "This is not just about defending a single institution, but about safeguarding the international order grounded upon the rule of law. History will judge this moment." REUTERS