White House Asserts Sovereignty, Rejects Overreach by International Court

White House Asserts Sovereignty, Rejects Overreach by International Court
President Donald Trump departs from the White House on Aug. 31, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
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The Trump administration took additional steps on Oct. 3 to further reject the purported binding authority of the international courts, while asserting the sovereignty of the United States on the world stage.

In separate announcements, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton said that Washington is quitting a pair of treaties in response to recent politicized cases brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by Iran and Palestinians.

Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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