The ICC prosecutor’s hypertechnical position with respect to his application for arrest warrants confirms the saying “where you stand depends on where you sit.”
In 2013, Khan was clear eyed about the manifold deficiencies of ICC procedures.
Today, he knowingly uses those deficiencies to malevolent effect. Now it’s the ICC that is caught up in identity politics and worse. Autocrats around the world must be licking their lips in delight as the ICC self-destructs.
I read the UN's “Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel,” which I'm assuming the prosecution is basing their arguments on. It was as flimsy as a house of cards and based on pure speculation without actual facts.
Khan’s actual submission to the court is confidential, so we don’t know for sure what he’s basing himself on although it does seem likely he’s using sources similar to the UN report.
The ICC prosecutor’s hypertechnical position with respect to his application for arrest warrants confirms the saying “where you stand depends on where you sit.”
In 2013, Khan was clear eyed about the manifold deficiencies of ICC procedures.
https://www.memri.org/reports/2013-academic-essay-international-criminal-court-icc-prosecutor-karim-khan-explains-why-icc
Today, he knowingly uses those deficiencies to malevolent effect. Now it’s the ICC that is caught up in identity politics and worse. Autocrats around the world must be licking their lips in delight as the ICC self-destructs.
I read the UN's “Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel,” which I'm assuming the prosecution is basing their arguments on. It was as flimsy as a house of cards and based on pure speculation without actual facts.
Khan’s actual submission to the court is confidential, so we don’t know for sure what he’s basing himself on although it does seem likely he’s using sources similar to the UN report.