Alex Whiting
@alexgwhiting.bsky.social
Harvard Law School, Professor of Practice. Former international prosecutor at ICTY, ICC, and KSC, and former federal prosecutor at SCO and USAO Boston and DOJ.
The Just Security Podcast: What Next at Int’l Criminal Court After the Prosecutor’s Removal? With host @rgoodlaw.bsky.social (Ryan Goodman) and guests @bechamilton.bsky.social (Rebecca Hamilton) and @alexgwhiting.bsky.social (Alex Whiting):
What Next at Int’l Criminal Court After the Prosecutor’s Removal?
Ryan Goodman speaks with Rebecca Hamilton and Alex Whiting on the vote to remove Karim Khan as the ICC's chief prosecutor.
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On the Just Security podcast, @alexgwhiting.bsky.social (Alex Whiting) discusses the need for the International Criminal Court to move forward now that the vote to remove Karim Khan as chief prosecutor is over.
The Future of the Int’l Criminal Court: What Follows After Removal of the Prosecutor at www.justsecurity.org/149478/futur...
The Future of the Int'l Criminal Court: What Follows After Removal of the Prosecutor
Analysis of the future of the International Criminal Court following the removal of Prosecutor Karim Khan.
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Before the Assembly: The Removal Vote and the Question of Fitness for Office at www.justsecurity.org/148713/icc-p...
Before the Assembly: The Removal Vote and the Question of Fitness for Office
Analysis of the issues before the Assembly of State Parties in Friday's vote on removal of the International Criminal Court Prosecutor.
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Explainer: Why New York's Mamdani cannot have Israel's Netanyahu arrested
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said this week that he had determined he lacked the legal authority to have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested for alleged war crimes should he visi...
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Why Mamdani concluded he can’t arrest Israel’s PM Netanyahu
The New York City mayor said he lacks the "legal authority" to arrest the Israeli premier based on the ICC warrant, likely due to laws pertaining to the United Nations and the court, but the ordeal co...
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What does the Trump Administration Statement on Dismantling the ICC Really Mean? at www.justsecurity.org/147012/trump...
What does the Trump Administration Statement on Dismantling the ICC Really Mean?
International law experts respond to the Trump administration's campaign to "dismantle" the International Criminal Court.
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Trump Administration Announces New Attack on the International Criminal Court www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/u...
Trump Administration Announces New Attack on the International Criminal Court
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States will “dismantle” the international court that tries grave crimes “brick by brick, if necessary.”
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With the tardy decision to open a civil rights investigation into the killing of Alex Pretti, former civil rights prosecutor Julia Gegenheimer tells what the investigation should look like. What has been lost investigatively by waiting so long. www.justsecurity.org/129654/inves...
What a Proper Investigation of Alex Pretti's Killing Would Look Like
Former prosecutor in Criminal Section of DOJ Civil Rights analyzes evidence and need for proper investigation of Alex Pretti's killing.
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Emerging Evidence Provides Basis for Opening Investigation of ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good at www.justsecurity.org/129439/inves...
Opening an Investigation of ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good
Analysis by a veteran of the Criminal Section of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division of the basis for investigation of ICE agent Jonathan Ross.
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What to expect in the criminal prosecution of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro www.npr.org/2026/01/06/n...
What to expect in the criminal prosecution of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
NPR's Leila Fadel asks former international and federal prosecutor Alex Whiting what legal arguments can be expected in the prosecution of Nicolas Maduro.
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Includes my shout out to the International Criminal Court www.justsecurity.org/127747/nine-...
Nine Stories That Deserved More Attention in 2025
What stories or topics merited more attention in 2025, and which might inform law and policy conversations in 2026?
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Must read by @marknevitt.bsky.social on why killing survivors at sea is a moral & strategic disaster for all of us: "If America chooses a path where killing defenseless survivors becomes acceptable, American servicemembers will pay the price for that choice." www.justsecurity.org/125998/boat-...
Killing Shipwrecked Survivors is Not Just Illegal—It Endangers U.S. Servicemembers
If the United States chooses a path where killing defenseless survivors becomes acceptable, American servicemembers will pay the price for that choice.
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“We found over 35 cases in which the judges have specifically said what the government is providing…false information. It might be intentionally false information, including false sworn declarations time and again," says Ryan Goodman, law professor at New York University.
It’s been three months since Jim Goldston published this and still no decision at the ICC. That is incredible, and terrible for the court, particularly at a time when it is under attack from so many quarters. www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
'The ICC must act now to clear its reputation so that it is able to carry out its crucial work'
OP-ED. Karim Khan, prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, has 'temporarily stepped down' from his duties due to allegations of sexual misconduct. James A. Goldston, a former ICC staff member ...
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This analysis is spot on. www.justsecurity.org/116359/rethi... Rethinking ICC Reform Ahead of the Special Session
Rethinking ICC Reform Ahead of the Special Session
States should use this session to reinforce the ICC’s foundations and ensure it can credibly discharge its existing mandate.
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