New by me @opiniojuris.bsky.social: a long(ish) post on whether the OTP could unilaterally withdraw the arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant. Spoiler: formally, no; practically, yes. #ICC #Israel #Palestine opiniojuris.org/2026/08/03/c...

Can the OTP Can Withdraw the Netanyahu and Gallant Arrest Warrants?

In the wake of Prosecutor’s Khan’s removal from office, a number of people have asked me whether the current Deputy Prosecutors or the next Prosecutor could withdraw the arrest warrants…

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The Journal of International Criminal Justice has published a new article of mine, entitled "IHL-Compliant Genocide, Indirect (Co-)Perpetration, and Innocent Agents." Abstract below. If you don't have access and would like to read it, send me a message. academic.oup.com/jicj/advance...

Bari Weiss doing what Bari Weiss does best.

Raw Story@rawstory.com · 4w ago

A media expert offered a grim diagnosis of CBS News' "turmoil" under Bari Weiss and noted it's hitting record lows.

New from me @opiniojuris.bsky.social: after two years of prurient allegations of nonconsensual sexual conduct, the Bureau says the Prosecutor should be removed solely because of an inappropriate consensual relationship -- which the complainant has always denied. opiniojuris.org/2026/07/03/t...

The Bureau’s “Serious Misconduct” Bait and Switch

For two years, selective leaks of information have led to a deluge of breathless media reports about the serious misconduct the Prosecutor allegedly committed against a member of his staff. I won&#…

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No, it's not "critics" who "have argued that US actions on the soil of signatory countries could result in ICC proceedings." It's. In. The. Rome. Statute. This is not a debatable point. #ICC

Al Jazeera English@aljazeera.com · last mo.

Trump administration renews pressure on International Criminal Court https://aje.news/ge0blf

This is a blockbuster by @sondosasem.bsky.social. After two years of reporting on allegations of rape and sexual assault, the Bureau is now trying to remove the Prosecutor solely on the basis of a consensual relationship the complainant herself denies. www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusi...

Exclusive: ICC bureau changes rules to lower threshold for Khan's removal

ICC decision to abandon its own procedures paper would deny its 125 member states an opportunity to determine whether prosecutor committed misconduct

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This is because the constitution that Dan Patrick references is of the Confederate States of America.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

Dan Patrick: "Separation of Church and state is not in the Constitution"

The Bureau apparently regrets putting on paper that the ASP will decide for itself whether the Prosecutor engaged in misconduct, a vote the Bureau will likely lose. So now FIDH is leading efforts to mislead states and the public about the rules to make it easier for the Bureau to backtrack.

Kevin Jon Heller 🇺🇸🇩🇰@kevinjonheller.bsky.social · last mo.

This "Q&A" gets the voting wrong. As I've explained, the new RPE require the ASP to decide for itself whether the Prosecutor engaged in misconduct. A removal vote happens only if they find serious misconduct by a 2/3 vote of states present and voting. opiniojuris.org/2026/06/18/t...

This "Q&A" gets the voting wrong. As I've explained, the new RPE require the ASP to decide for itself whether the Prosecutor engaged in misconduct. A removal vote happens only if they find serious misconduct by a 2/3 vote of states present and voting. opiniojuris.org/2026/06/18/t...

The Bureau Cannot Bind the ASP to a Finding of Serious Misconduct

There is a rumour circulating in ICC circles that the Bureau is having buyer’s remorse about a paper it drafted and adopted earlier this year concerning the procedure that would apply to the …

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FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights)@fidh-official.bsky.social · last mo.

FIDH, @4genderjustice.org , @globaljusticec.bsky.social, @redress.org, and @synergy4justice.bsky.social have published a joint Q&A to provide accurate, publicly sourced information on the process. 🔗 www.fidh.org/en/issues/in...

This article gets the voting wrong. The ASP must decide for itself whether the Prosecutor engaged in serious misconduct, a vote requiring 2/3 of states parties present & voting to vote yes. The ASP is not bound by the Bureau's political determination. See RPE 29, adopted by consensus last December.

Stephanie van den Berg@svdberg.bsky.social · last mo.

ICC bureau says Khan should be fired for inappropriate sexual relationship - www.reuters.com/world/icc-bu...

Seconded.

Boyd van Dijk@boydvandijk.bsky.social · last mo.

truly excellent article - by @yousufsyedkhan.bsky.social www.armedgroups-internationallaw.org/2026/06/18/b...

New @opiniojuris.bsky.social: why the ASP has to decide for itself whether the Prosecutor engaged in misconduct, requiring the ASP to hold two votes, not just one on removal. opiniojuris.org?p=52321&prev...

The Bureau Cannot Bind the ASP to a Finding of Serious Misconduct

There is a rumour circulating in ICC circles that the Bureau is having buyer’s remorse about a paper it drafted and adopted earlier this year concerning the procedure that would apply to the …

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The new Big Lie is that the Bureau "investigated" the allegations. It did not. It simply decided they were true without ever actually hearing from the witnesses. And it did so for political, not legal, reasons -- hence its decision to disregard the actual judges it appointed.

The Bureau did not investigate. The diplomats voted as they were instructed to do so by the governments they represent --- politics, not law. The only investigation was conducted by OIOS and, as the Panel of Judges repeatedly noted, OIOS did not make findings of fact on the allegations.

The list of countries threatened with U.S. military intervention is growing · Venezuela 🇻🇪 · Iran 🇮🇷 · Cuba 🇨🇺 · Greenland 🇬🇱 · Canada 🇨🇦 …just this year! Do they all want "Liberation"? No, I argue in @foreignaffairs.com

Trump should have invoked the Hundred Years' War. Unfortunately, that would have required him to know what it is.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

Trump: "I'm moving very fast. I'm into three months. You know, Vietnam lasted 19 years."

Rodrigo Duterte has apparently fired his defence attorney, Nick Kaufman. No official word on who will replace him. #ICC

@sondosasem.bsky.social interviewed Norway's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs about the ongoing misconduct investigation. He urges the Bureau to proceed with caution in terms of ignoring the unanimous no-misconduct finding of the Panel of Judges. www.middleeasteye.net/news/icc-sta...

I donated to Wikipedia. You should, too. donate.wikimedia.org

I've got one -- strangest interaction with a celebrity you have ever had. I will go first: James Gandolfini and I wanted to rent the same movie at the Blockbuster on Beverwil and Pico. There was only one copy. He graciously let me have it.

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Insightful @klassekampen.bsky.social article by Yngvild Gotaas Torvik about how politics and political pressure are driving the campaign to convince the Bureau to ignore the Panel of Judges' unanimous no-misconduct finding. Quotes me, Bill Schabas, and Eirik Bjørge. klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...

Advarer om rått maktspill i Haag

Mistanken om at dette er en politisk vendetta blir stadig tydeligere.

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This is a fantastic primer on when armed conflict starts and when it ends by the inimitable @mikeschmitt.bsky.social.

Reiss Center on Law and Security@rcls-nyu.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"With Venezuela, the United States was briefly at war; with drug cartels and gangs in Latin America, the United States was not and never has been; and with Iran, the United States still is." Read analysis by @rcls-nyu.bsky.social Distinguished Scholar @mikeschmitt.bsky.social in @justsecurity.org👇

Check out my first-ever 🤡 emoji @opiniojuris.bsky.social, which I use to describe the US invoking the "unwilling or unable" test for self-defence to somehow legitimise invading Venezuela. opiniojuris.org/2026/05/20/a...

A Truly Bizarre Invocation of the “Unwilling or Unable” Test

I haven’t written about the “unwilling or unable” test for self-defence against non-state actors in a while, largely because I’ve said all I have to say about why the test i…

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Really important @sondosasem.bsky.social article for @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social on an expert opinion submitted to the Bureau by Abdul Koroma, a former ICJ judge who has sat on the administrative tribunals of the World Bank and the African Development Bank. www.middleeasteye.net/news/icc-cou...

ICC could be ordered to reinstate prosecutor if it removes him, judge argues

Former ICJ judge says any disciplinary process against Karim Khan would likely be overturned on appeal, with court also required to pay out substantial compensation

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If accurate, this is huge news -- especially the #apartheid charge, which would be groundbreaking.

Middle East Eye (Unofficial)@middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Exclusive: ICC prosecutor's office seeks arrest warrant for Israel's Smotrich - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusive-icc-prosecutor-seeks-arrest-warrant-israeli-minister-smotrich-apartheid-charges

Note to readers: the ICC spokesperson not denying applications for arrest warrants have been filed means nothing. The Court would not acknowledge that applications had been filed. It would not acknowledge that applications has not been filed. End of story. There are no tea leaves here.

Rima I Anabtawi@rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"ICC spokesperson Oriane Maillet said in a note to journalists that ... the court “denies the issuance of new arrest warrants in the situation in the state of Palestine” "Her statement did not deny that they* were seeking new warrants" [which is what Haaretz reported]

*stares in 9/11*

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo ago

Intelligence Chair Crawford: "It's in our interest to revisit the construct of NATO and say, 'How does this work for us?' Because when we need help from NATO, by and large they aren't there. Whereas when they need our help, we're there to do the heavy lifting, and I think POTUS has recognized that."

Since September 2025, the U.S. military has been carrying out a campaign of premeditated, targeted killings against *civilians*—the boat bombings. So senior U.S. military officers and DoD officials claiming they care about CIVCAS rings a tad hollow.

This is an interesting and important post, but it misrepresents the #ICC's territorial jurisdiction. The authors claim the PTC held in Bangladesh/Myanmar "that jurisdiction attaches where at least one element of a crime, or its effects, occurs on state party territory." But that isn't correct.

Just Security@justsecurity.org · 3mo ago

International criminal law has been silent on transnational repression, but the tools to disrupt this pattern of impunity may already be available, write Brandon Silver and Kate McInnes. Their recommendations on how to address this gap, here: #TNR #Iran #Accountability