International Criminal Court Removes Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan Amid Misconduct Allegations

South Africa

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Countries with Direct Judicial Disputes with the ICC · 3 of 8 countries

Pretoria is weighing the fallout of Prosecutor Khan's departure in light of its own legal battle with the ICC, which it disputes has jurisdiction over xenophobic violence targeting foreigners.

Germany

incl. 2 state outlets

5 SOURCES

Western Institutional Supporters · 4 of 8 countries

Berlin is assessing the cost to the credibility of the International Criminal Court, an institution that Germany has financially and diplomatically supported since its creation, while also recalling that it itself has expressed reservations about the arrest warrant targeting Benjamin Netanyahu.

Belgium

2 SOURCES

Western Institutional Supporters · 4 of 8 countries

Brussels is concerned about an International Criminal Court that "is self-destructing," according to a former Belgian magistrate, even though a Belgian judge had previously cleared Karim Khan.

Canada

2 SOURCES

Western Institutional Supporters · 4 of 8 countries

Ottawa is gauging the divisions exposed by the ousting of Karim Khan, between its stated support for the International Criminal Court and concerns over its ability to withstand the US campaign of sanctions.

United States

3 SOURCES

Acknowledged American Offensive · 1 of 8 countries

The United States government frames the ousting of Karim Khan as confirmation of its campaign to weaken the International Criminal Court, which it accuses of threatening American sovereignty.

France

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4 SOURCES

Western Institutional Supporters · 4 of 8 countries

France separates the disciplinary blame attributed to Karim Khan from the legitimacy of the cases opened by the ICC, while highlighting the US offensive against the Court.

Pakistan

5 SOURCES

Countries with Direct Judicial Disputes with the ICC · 3 of 8 countries

Islamabad separates the pride sparked by a son of the Pakistani diaspora from the credibility crisis now affecting the International Criminal Court.

Philippines

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Countries with Direct Judicial Disputes with the ICC · 3 of 8 countries

Manila weighs the dismissal of prosecutor Karim Khan in light of its own pending cases before the ICC, which include Rodrigo Duterte and his former police chief.