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Published: 13 Feb 2021 09:38 PM BdST
Updated: 13 Feb 2021 09:38 PM BdST Defence Counsel for Kenya s Deputy President William Ruto, Karim Khan attends a news conference before the trial of Ruto and Joshua arap Sang at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague September 9, 2013. REUTERS
After months of intense lobbying and shifting candidate lists, the member states of the International Criminal Court on Friday chose Karim Khan, a British lawyer, as the tribunal’s next chief prosecutor, a role that will shape the court’s image and effectiveness for years to come. );
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Khan, a veteran of the international legal scene who has worked on both the prosecution and defense sides, received 72 votes in a secret ballot after the 123 countries had failed to reach consensus on any of four shortlist contenders. Elected to a nine-year term, he will succeed Fatou Bensouda of Gambia, whose appointment expires at the end of June.
PH case comes at decisive moment for Int l Criminal Court
Dec 24, 2020 9:06 AM PHT
The Philippine human rights case is being decided by the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the same time that the Court faces a decisive moment in history where it needs to prove its relevance in global justice. That s where we are at this point in time for the Court, it s a decisive moment, there are challenges, there are opportunities and there are also risks in terms of what might come next for the Court, said Elizabeth Evenson, Human Rights Watch s Associate Director for International Justice Program, on Wednesday, December 23, at an online side event of the 19th Session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute.