US sanctions challenge international court

by Ryan Goodman Reposted by Michelle Everson, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Heike Krieger , and 6 more Michelle Everson, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Heike Krieger, Mary L. Dudziak, Daniel W. Drezner, Scott L. Greer, Tim Stephens, Edgar Morgenroth, Magda Teter

117%

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Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ryan Goodman	29%	23	41.7%
🎓 Michelle Everson	27%	22	12.7%
🎓 Fionnuala Ní Aoláin	24%	25	12.0%
🎓 Heike Krieger	31%	13	11.2%
🎓 Mary L. Dudziak	29%	14	10.9%
🎓 Daniel W. Drezner	14%	45	9.4%
🎓 Scott L. Greer	11%	42	7.1%
🎓 Tim Stephens	14%	17	5.8%
🎓 Edgar Morgenroth	9%	19	3.9%
🎓 Magda Teter	12%	5	2.7%
Total			117.3%

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Ryan Goodman

@rgoodlaw.bsky.social

JOINT STATEMENT OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF CANADA, DENMARK, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM

"As committed supporters of the ICC we regret and strongly disagree with the announcement of sanctions to be imposed upon the Court by the United States."

October 9, 2026 at 4:26 PM

by Ben Saul

35%

Scholar power: 35.2%

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Law 58%, Political science 42%

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🎓 Ben Saul	25%	22	35.2%

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by Lithuania

30%

Scholar power: 30.3%

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Law 58%, Political science 42%

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🎓 Lithuania	27%	14	30.3%

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Lithuania MFA | #StandWithUkraine

@lithuaniamfa.bsky.social

Statement on sanctions against the #ICC:

October 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM

by Trita Parsi

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🎓 Trita Parsi	23%	7	18.3%

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by Ben Saul

35%

Scholar power: 35.2%

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Law 58%, Political science 42%

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🎓 Ben Saul	25%	22	35.2%

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by Shibley Telhami Reposted by Marc Lynch

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Scholar power: 32.5%

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Law 58%, Political science 42%

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🎓 Shibley Telhami	21%	13	22.7%
🎓 Marc Lynch	20%	24	9.8%
Total			32.5%

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Shibley Telhami

@stelhami.bsky.social

"The sanctions are intended to undermine the rule of law internationally and the work that an independent judicial institution is doing. Our work will continue across all our situations, our investigations and our prosecutions."
www.reuters.com/world/us-imp...

EXCLUSIVE: US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize

The Trump administration has long been hostile to the court and has previously imposed sanctions on its prosecutors and judges.

www.reuters.com

October 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM

by Trita Parsi Reposted by Jože P. Damijan, Dean Baker

20%

Scholar power: 20.2%

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Law 58%, Political science 42%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Trita Parsi	23%	7	18.3%
🎓 Jože P. Damijan	2%	28	1.1%
🎓 Dean Baker	2%	21	0.9%
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Reposted by Ben Saul

11%

Scholar power: 11.7%

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Law 58%, Political science 42%

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🎓 Ben Saul	25%	22	11.7%

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Reposted by Ben Saul

11%

Scholar power: 11.7%

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Law 58%, Political science 42%

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🎓 Ben Saul	25%	22	11.7%

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by Holger Hestermeyer Reposted by Andrew Novak, Stephan Lewandowsky

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Law 58%, Political science 42%

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🎓 Holger Hestermeyer	25%	11	24.9%
🎓 Andrew Novak	26%	12	9.0%
🎓 Stephan Lewandowsky	7%	88	6.6%
Total			40.4%

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Holger Hestermeyer

@hhesterm.bsky.social

The Trump administration sanctions the ICC hours after a former judge wins the Nobel peace prize. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

US imposes new sanctions on international criminal court

Trump administration says US ‘doesn’t need’ ICC after accusing court of unfairly targeting Americans for war crime charges

www.theguardian.com

October 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM

by Amitav Acharya

51%

Scholar power: 51.4%

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Law 58%, Political science 42%

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🎓 Amitav Acharya	24%	51	51.4%

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by Shibley Telhami

22%

Scholar power: 22.7%

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Law 58%, Political science 42%

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Shibley Telhami

@stelhami.bsky.social

Out of touch with the American public: As the US imposes sanctions on the ICC, Americans across the partisan divide strongly want the US to defend human rights globally and say the best way to do so is through international organizations, such as the UN!

October 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM

Reposted by Cary L. Cooper

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🎓 Cary L. Cooper	1%	127	1.1%

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by Grigore Pop-Elecheș

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🎓 Grigore Pop-Elecheș	24%	27	37.4%

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Grigore Pop-Eleches

@grigopop.bsky.social

Pettiness knows no limits: U.S. hits International Criminal Court with sweeping sanctions, hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize share.google/BEW2BT2jvZsC...

U.S. hits International Criminal Court with sweeping sanctions, hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the sanctions Friday. Hours earlier, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a former judge at the ICC, South African jurist Navi Pillay.

share.google

October 9, 2026 at 7:17 PM

by Eugene Kontorovich

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🎓 Eugene Kontorovich	23%	12	23.9%

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Reposted by Ben Saul

11%

Scholar power: 11.7%

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Law 58%, Political science 42%

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🎓 Ben Saul	25%	22	11.7%

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by Ryan Goodman

41%

Scholar power: 41.7%

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Law 58%, Political science 42%

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🎓 Ryan Goodman	29%	23	41.7%

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Ryan Goodman

@rgoodlaw.bsky.social

"We will continue to work together to support the Court’s vital work, uphold the rules-based international system, and advance accountability."

October 9, 2026 at 4:27 PM

by David H. Kaye

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Law 58%, Political science 42%

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🎓 David H. Kaye	26%	28	41.3%

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David Kaye

@davidakaye.bsky.social

i actually love that on the same day the trump admin did this idiotic thing of trying to destroy the ICC & continue its assault on international law the nobel committee essentially said 🖕and honored a hero in the field. more of that please.

US announces sanctions campaign to ‘end’ ICC

Sweeping new measures give companies 180 days to stop trading with The Hague-based war tribunal

giftarticle.ft.com

October 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM

Reposted by Andrew Rudalevige, Stuart Shapiro

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Scholar power: 11.8%

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Law 58%, Political science 42%

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🎓 Andrew Rudalevige	28%	14	10.5%
🎓 Stuart Shapiro	3%	19	1.3%
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Better Things Are Possible

@internethippo.bsky.social

Wasn't it less than a month ago that Congress passed a sanctions law to punish countries that buy oil and gas from Russia

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2h

The United States is now importing fuel from Russia, per President Trump.

October 9, 2026 at 7:16 PM

by Eugene Kontorovich

23%

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Law 58%, Political science 42%

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🎓 Eugene Kontorovich	23%	12	23.9%

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