ICC states decision on Karim Khan ‘inherently political’, says leading criminal law expert

ICC states decision on Karim Khan ‘inherently political’, says leading criminal law expert Submitted by Sondos Asem on Mon, 08/03/2026 - 13:52 William Schabas voices concern over the future of International Criminal Court and independence of next prosecutor The Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute gathers in New York on 24 July to vote on Karim Khan's removal (Reuters) Off International law professor William Schabas has expressed his concern over the independence of the next prosecutor of the International Criminal Court following the controversial removal of Karim Khan by member states after an 18-month long misconduct probe. The Assembly of States Parties (ASP), the ICC’s governing body, voted on 24 July to dismiss Khan after deciding that "the elected official... committed serious misconduct and a serious breach of duty" by engaging in "prohibited conduct against a subordinate staff member".