The British government is lobbying the US against sanctioning the International Criminal Court - having so far successfully lobbied the Trump administration not to sanction UK nationals involved in the court's issuing of arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, Middle East Eye can reveal.
The US has already imposed sanctions on the court's British chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, and four of its judges, but sanctioning the court itself could deal a fatal blow to its ability to function.
This comes after MEE reported earlier this month that the Labour government believed the US could sanction prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and other UK nationals over their roles advising Khan on arrest warrants for Israeli leaders.
Numerous sources in the British government told MEE on Monday that the Labour government successfully lobbied the Trump administration not to sanction the UK nationals.
However, British officials fear more US sanctions are likely to come.
