Every live trial, appeal, confirmed case, outstanding warrant and open investigation at the International Criminal Court, with a full case file on the Court's own designation to the OFAC SDN List on 9 Oct 2026. Built from OFAC licences, ICC announcements and dated reporting; companion to the ICJ Docket Register.
OFAC added the International Criminal Court itself to the SDN List on 9 Oct 2026 under the ICC program (EO 14203) V. General License 13 keeps salaries, state contributions, rent and routine services lawful until 12:01 a.m. EDT, 7 Apr 2027 V. That date is the cliff. Bank and vendor de-risking decisions will be made in the five months before it, not after A.
Trial Chamber III found him fit on 8 Oct 2026, removing the defence's last lever for delay V. It will be the first trial of a former head of state at the ICC since Gbagbo's acquittal in 2019 A. OFAC's detainee licence (GL 16) names him, so the sanctions do not interrupt his detention V.
Washington cites the Netanyahu and Gallant warrants and the Afghanistan probe as grounds for the designation R, and its carve-outs exist to give states parties time to show "meaningful progress" R. The pending Article 19 ruling at Pre-Trial Chamber I is the one decision that could give both sides a face-saving exit A.
Five withdrawal notices are pending, all taking effect June–July 2027 V. Hungary reversed its withdrawal days before it took effect, after a change of government V. Expect one to three more notices from US security clients before April 2027 S, and treat each as tied to the government that filed it.
| When | Event | Why it matters | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Now | Counterparty reviews of the Court. Banks, insurers and IT vendors now screen a sanctioned entity. | The Court has already moved some US software to European providers and ended its relationship with insurer Axa. Watch whether its Dutch banks publicly confirm continued service under GL 13. | R · A |
| Nov 2026 | Said sentencing hearing (Trial Chamber VI), after conviction on four crimes-against-humanity counts on 23 Sep 2026. | Both sides then have 30 days to appeal. The war-crimes acquittal turned on whether an armed conflict existed in Bangui in 2013, a finding the Prosecution may contest. | V · R date |
| 30 Nov 2026 | Duterte trial opens on three counts of murder and attempted murder as crimes against humanity. | The Court's main proof of function under sanctions. Delays here would be read as institutional strain, whatever the cause. | V |
| Dec 2026 | Assembly of States Parties, 25th session in The Hague: six judges elected, 2027 budget adopted. | Abdoulaye Seye, the OTP lawyer designated on 18 Aug 2026, has been nominated for a judgeship. Electing a sanctioned candidate would be a deliberate signal. Reported session dates conflict (30 Nov–7 Dec vs 7–17 Dec). | V venue · R dates |
| Open | Pre-Trial Chamber I ruling on Israel's Article 19 challenge, remanded by the Appeals Chamber on 24 Apr 2025. | The only path by which the Netanyahu and Gallant warrants could fall without new facts. A ruling for Israel would be read in Washington as the "progress" its licences ask for. | V remand · A pending |
| Open | Decision on the Min Aung Hlaing warrant, requested 27 Nov 2024. | Pending for nearly two years. The Court says his new presidential title gives no immunity. | R |
| 2027 | Election of a new Prosecutor. Deputies Nazhat Shameem Khan and Mame Mandiaye Niang run the Office until then; both are under US sanctions. | Candidates would expect designation on nomination. The field and the ASP's choice will show how far states parties are willing to accommodate Washington. | R |
| 7 Apr 2027 | OFAC General License 13 expires unless extended or amended. | After this date, salaries, state contributions and routine services to the Court lose their US authorisation. GL 14 (telecoms and software), GL 15 (pensions) and GL 16 (detainees) state no expiry. | V |
| H1 2027 | Abd-Al-Rahman appeal judgment (Darfur), on appeals by both sides against the 20-year sentence. | The first Darfur case to reach final judgment, 22 years after the Security Council referral. | R per OTP report to UNSC |
| Jun–Jul 2027 | Withdrawals take effect for Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Venezuela and Chad. | Withdrawal does not end investigations already under way, including Venezuela's. It does end the duty to arrest for crimes committed afterwards. | V notices · A exact dates |
Analytical question. Can the Court keep paying staff and running trials past 7 Apr 2027, and what does Washington want in exchange for extending the licence?
| Licence | Covers | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| GL 13 | Transactions needed to maintain or wind down the Court's operations: state-party contributions, salaries, health cover, rent, utilities, taxes, insurance, routine services | 7 Apr 2027 |
| GL 14 | Telecoms, internet services (email, video, hosting) and enterprise software including cloud | None stated |
| GL 15 | Pension payments, into a blocked US account where the payee is blocked | None stated |
| GL 16 | Detention of nine named detainees, including health, safety and facility operations | None stated |
Each licence lets the Court's blocked accounts be debited or credited for the covered purpose, and none covers dealings with the 13 individually designated officials V.
The open-ended carve-outs protect the things that would embarrass Washington: detainee welfare, pensions, the Court's email. The one licence with a date is the one that pays for judicial work. That reads as a lever with a timer, not a shutdown order A.
Solid marks are issued or filed. Open marks are fixed future dates. Hatched bands are Azimuth estimates. The crimson line is the GL 13 expiry.
The Assembly removed Karim Khan on 24 Jul 2026 by 82 votes to 13 with 15 abstentions, the first removal of a sitting ICC Prosecutor R. An oversight finding of serious misconduct in June 2026 outweighed a March 2026 judicial-expert panel that found the investigators' facts did not establish misconduct R. Khan says he will challenge the removal, possibly at the ILO Administrative Tribunal R.
The Office is run by two sanctioned Deputy Prosecutors, and nine of eighteen judges are designated R. Every senior decision-maker on the Palestine file already operates under US sanctions, so further designations of individuals add little leverage. That explains the move to the institution A.
Evidence against H1: Rubio's stated aim is to dismantle the Court, not change its behaviour, and the President has called on states to leave. If the aim is dismantling, an extension is a delay, not a deal.
A withdrawal takes effect one year after the UN Secretary-General receives notice. It does not discharge obligations or end investigations that began before then.
| State | Notice | Takes effect | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | Jun 2026 | Jun 2027 | Joint Sahel announcement Sep 2025 R |
| Mali | Jun 2026 | Jun 2027 | Mali situation open since 2013; Al Hassan in custody R |
| Niger | Jun 2026 | Jun 2027 | Notice filed with legal effect deferred to 2027 R |
| Venezuela | 24 Jul 2026 | Jul 2027 | Interim government of Delcy Rodríguez; Venezuela I investigation continues R |
| Chad | ~27 Jul 2026 | Jul 2027 | Filed four days after a US request on 23 Jul to reconsider membership R |
| Hungary | Jun 2025 | Reversed | Parliament reversed 27 May 2026 under the Magyar government, before the 2 Jun 2026 effective date V |
Rows marked V or R were checked in this pull. Rows marked A rely on Azimuth's prior record and were not re-verified.
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