U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced a campaign to dismantle what he describes as the International Criminal Court (ICC )'s threat to U.S. sovereignty.

The initiative will involve a whole-of-government approach to systematically limit the court's ability to conduct investigations or to operate or prosecute American service members and government officials. In a statement, the State Department said no diplomatic measure would be ruled out. Proposed actions include revoking visas and imposing travel bans on ICC personnel, expanding sanctions against the court and affiliated organisations, and implementing a range of additional measures intended to curb the International Criminal Court's activities.

Lulu Gaboo spoke  Dr Christopher Isike, a Professor of African Politics and International Relations in the Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria.