US Sanctions on ICC: A Breaking Point for International Justice? The US imposes sanctions against the ICC in response to its investigation of Israeli officials. This move exposes the inherent limitations of the international legal system, which appears to struggle with impartiality when powerful Western nations are involved. The article explores how the Global South's legal efforts are pushing the system towards a reckoning. The US sanctions on the ICC mark a new phase in the conflict over international justice. For years, Western powers have used legal institutions to punish their rivals while shielding their own actions. Now, as these courts begin to hold the West accountable, the system that was built to deliver universal justice is revealing its limits. The distance between the law's formal authority and the protection of powerful states has been exposed. The Global South's legal efforts have pushed the system to its breaking point, showing that the fight for accountability is only just beginning.