
自2024年11月起,国际刑事法院便试图对以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡实施逮捕。如今,内塔尼亚胡公开支持美国对该法院实施的制裁措施。周五,美国决定对国际刑事法院实施大规模制裁,此举引发了广泛反对,连美国最亲密的盟友也纷纷持反对态度。这一情况凸显出:在该法院着手追究涉嫌在加沙犯下战争罪的以色列领导人之际,国际社会在国际司法问题上出现了分歧。
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose arrest ICC has sought since November 2024, backs US sanctions The US decision Friday to impose sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) drew widespread opposition Friday, including from Washington's closest allies, exposing a diplomatic divide over international justice amid the court's pursuit of Israeli leaders accused of war crimes in Gaza. Six European countries, Canada and Japan jointly rejected the sanctions, while the EU and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres separately condemned Washington's decision.
丹麦、德国、法国、意大利、荷兰和英国这六个欧洲国家,以及加拿大和日本均共同反对美国的制裁措施;欧盟和联合国秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯也分别对华盛顿的决定予以谴责。
周五,美国国务卿马尔科·鲁比奥宣布了相关制裁措施,并警告称:除非国际刑事法院停止所谓“对美国公民的威胁行为”,否则美国将继续致力于瓦解该法院。
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the sanctions on Friday, warning that Washington would continue its campaign to dismantle the court unless it ended what he described as threats against Americans.
“要么国际刑事法院停止这些威胁行为,要么我们就将其彻底瓦解,”鲁比奥说道,同时敦促身为该法院成员国的美国盟友们出面干预。
“Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC,” Rubio said, urging US allies that are members of the court to intervene.
此次事态升级的背景是:美国长期反对该法院对美国公民行使管辖权;2024年11月,该法院还对涉嫌在加沙犯下战争罪的以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡及前国防部长约阿夫·加兰特发出了逮捕令。
The escalation came amid longstanding US opposition to the court's jurisdiction over American nationals and its November 2024 arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes in Gaza.
目前,美国和以色列均非国际刑事法院成员国,该法院共有125个缔约国。
Neither the US nor Israel is a member of the ICC, which has 125 states parties.
在一份共同发表的声明中,丹麦、德国、法国、意大利、荷兰和英国的外交部长,以及加拿大和日本的外交部长对华盛顿的决定表示强烈反对。他们强调:“作为《国际刑事法院罗马规约》的缔约国,我们重申将坚定不移地支持国际刑事法院的独立性、公正性及其诚信度。”
In a joint statement challenging Washington's decision, the foreign ministers of Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK, alongside their Canadian and Japanese counterparts, expressed their strong disagreement with the sanctions. "We, the undersigned States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), reaffirm our continued and unwavering support for the independence, impartiality, and integrity of the ICC," they said.
这八个国家还警告称,相关制裁措施可能严重干扰法院的日常运作,并给工作人员及其家属带来不利影响;他们承诺将携手努力,维护国际问责机制的正常运转。
The eight countries warned that the sanctions could significantly affect the court's operations, staff and their families, pledging to work together to uphold international accountability.
瑞士单独表达了对旨在“削弱法院独立性及其履行使命能力”的措施的反对。荷兰首相罗布·杰滕也誓言捍卫位于海牙的法院。
Switzerland separately voiced opposition to the measures aimed at “undermining the independence of the Court and its ability to fulfill its mandate.”Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten also vowed to defend the Hague-based court.
“我认为现在向美国传递的信息非常清晰:我们将尽一切必要努力捍卫国际刑事法院,”他说。
"I think now the message to the United States is crystal clear: We will do whatever we need to defend the ICC," he said.
比利时外交部长马克西姆·普雷沃强烈谴责了这些制裁,并呼吁启动欧盟阻断条例以保护法院及其支持者。“法院的独立性不应取决于它调查的对象,”普雷沃说。
Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot strongly condemned the sanctions and called for the activation of the EU Blocking Statute to protect the court and those supporting its work. "The Court's independence cannot depend on whom it investigates," Prevot said.
欧盟委员会将华盛顿的宣布描述为“深感遗憾”,并重申了欧盟保护国际刑事法院独立性和运作的承诺。
The European Commission described Washington’s announcement as "deeply regrettable" and reaffirmed the bloc's commitment to protecting the ICC's independence and operations.
“欧盟准备好采取任何必要措施,使法院能够在调查和起诉战争罪以及反人类罪方面开展工作,并保护欧盟运营商在单一市场内的利益,”它说。
"The EU stands ready to take any necessary measures to enable the Court to carry out its work both in investigating and prosecuting war crimes and crimes against humanity, and to protect the interests of EU operators within the Single Market," it said.
欧盟承诺将与国际刑事法院的全部125个成员国合作,以维护该机构,并表示制裁生效前的六个月期限为与华盛顿进行对话提供了机遇。
The bloc pledged to work with all 125 ICC member states to safeguard the institution and said the six-month period before the sanctions take effect provided an opportunity for dialogue with Washington.
同样,欧洲理事会主席安东尼奥·科斯塔表示,欧盟将采取“适当措施”来保护法院、其成员和工作人员。
Likewise, European Council President Antonio Costa said the EU would adopt "adequate measures" to protect the court, its members and staff.
就联合国而言,秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯谴责了这些制裁,警告称它们威胁到追究严重国际罪行肇事者责任的努力。
For the United Nations, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the sanctions, warning that they threatened efforts to hold perpetrators of serious international crimes accountable.
“今天的决定对我们共同追求国际刑事正义构成严重打击,而国际刑事法院是这一追求的关键支柱,”他在通过其发言人发布的声明中说道。
"Today's decision marks a serious blow to our collective pursuit of international criminal justice, of which the ICC is a key pillar," he said in a statement issued through his spokesperson.
古特雷斯还对制裁可能对法院履行使命能力的影响表示深切担忧,并敦促各国遵守其在国际法下的义务。
Guterres also expressed deep alarm over the potential impact on the court's ability to carry out its mandate and urged countries to uphold their obligations under international law.
国际刑事法院强烈反对美国针对其自身的制裁措施,称其为对法治的攻击,是企图妨碍司法公正的行为。
The ICC strongly rejected the US measures against itself, describing them as an assault on the rule of law and an attempt to obstruct justice.
法院表示,这些制裁旨在干扰其运作,并恐吓为其工作或与其合作的人员。
The court said the sanctions sought to disrupt its operations and intimidate those working for or cooperating with the institution.
“法院将继续以独立和公正的方式,仅依据法律和证据行事,充分履行其职责,以维护无数严重犯罪受害者的利益,”国际刑事法院院长东子·赤根说道。
"The Court will continue to fully discharge its mandate, with independence and impartiality, acting only on the basis of the law and the evidence, for the sake of the countless victims of grave crimes," ICC President Tomoko Akane said.
赤根曾在八月份个人受到华盛顿制裁,她是美国在针对法院本身的最新措施之前,所制裁的若干名国际刑事法院法官和检察官之一。
Akane, who was personally sanctioned by Washington in August, is among several ICC judges and prosecutors targeted by the US before the latest measures against the court itself.
法院呼吁其125个成员国采取具体措施,以保障其运作,并强调该争议已超越单一机构的未来。
The court urged its 125 member states to take concrete steps to safeguard its operations, stressing that the dispute went beyond the future of a single institution.
“这不仅仅是关于捍卫单一机构,而是关于维护以法治为基础的国际秩序,”法院如是表示。
"This is not just about defending a single institution, but about safeguarding the international order grounded upon the rule of law," it said.
与此同时,以色列是在截至周五已发表反应的各国政府中,唯一公开欢迎美国制裁的国家。
Israel, meanwhile, was the only country to publicly welcome the US sanctions among governments that had issued reactions as of Friday.
总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡赞扬了唐纳德·特朗普总统和国务卿卢比奥的决定。
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Rubio for the decision.
他写道:“国际刑事法院不是一个法院。它是一个政治机构,对全球守法民主国家构成致命威胁,也威胁到国家主权的基本理念。”
“The ICC is not a court. It is a political body that poses a mortal threat to law-abiding democracies worldwide and to the very idea of national sovereignty,” Netanyahu wrote on