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Lessons from the Karim Khan Affair and Proposals for Reform

[William A. Schabas is Professor of international law at Middlesex University London and Professor emeritus at Leiden University and the University of Galway] There are important lessons to be learned from the lengthy crisis leading to the 24 July 2026 decision of the Assembly of States Parties to remove Karim Khan as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. This article concerns two issues, the...