http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/c8496fff0b83fe68 https://verfassungsblog.de/icc-sanctions-asia/ Preparing for an ICC Crisis - Asian Parties Should Strengthen Prosecutions of International Crimes Now Schuldt, Lasse eng 2026-11-12 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Asia ICC International Criminal Law Japan South Korea Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The United States’ sanctions against the International Criminal Court threaten to paralyze the core institution of international criminal justice. If the worst-case scenario became reality, could ICC States Parties fill the enforcement gap? Asian States Parties have so far largely refrained from prosecuting international crimes committed abroad. Japan and South Korea, the region’s two largest financial contributors to the ICC, are particularly well-placed to change that. Yet Japan must first overcome long-standing legal obstacles, while South Korea needs to make use of the laws already at its disposal.