In an era when the architecture of international justice is itself becoming contested terrain, the United States has moved to sanction the president of the International Criminal Court, Tomoko Akane, freezing her assets and severing her access to the American financial system. The Trump administration's campaign against the Hague-based institution — rooted in disputes over arrest warrants for Israeli officials and investigations into American personnel — reflects a deeper tension between sovereign power and the aspirations of universal accountability. What is at stake is not merely one judge's