Any successor to the downfallen ICC chief prosecutor who tries to punish war crimes will be only too aware of the backlash against Khan, his predecessor Fatou Bensoud and the template case of Julian Assange.
White House reprisals against the ICC and its chief prosecutor for issuing arrest warrants for Israeli leaders for war crimes have greatly reduced the court’s ability to function, according to multiple news outlets.
Marjorie Cohn raises the prospect of the U.S. government invoking the 2003 “Hague Invasion Act” to extract Israeli officials from the ICC if they are arrested.