Rubio labels international law a tool of elites, attacks ICC
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers a keynote speech at Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention in Washington on Friday. | AFP-JIJI
AFP-Jiji, STAFF REPORT
Nov 14, 2026
Washington – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio took aim Friday at what he deemed the “weaponization of international law,” calling it a tool of the elite, and issued a stark warning to the International Criminal Court.
Rubio cautioned the ICC against “quoting laws to men with swords,” as he accused the Hague-based tribunal of trying to enforce rules that Washington does not recognize.
His remarks to the Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention came around a month after the United States announced new sanctions on the ICC, vowing to cripple its operations.
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