Prosecutorial Discretion at The International Criminal Court

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Notes

1 Karim AA Khan QC, Statement of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, following the Application for an expedited order under Article 18(2) seeking authorisation to resume investigations in the situation in Afghanistan (27 September 2021) <www.icc-cpi.int/Pages/item.aspx?name=2021-09-27-otp-statement-afghanistan> accessed 8 November 2021.

2 See generally, C Jalloh, ‘Regionalizing International Criminal Law?’ (2009) 9 International Criminal Law Review 445.

3 Executive Office of the President, Executive Order 13928 (11 June 2020) <www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/06/15/2020-12953/blocking-property-of-certain-persons-associated-with-the-international-criminal-court> accessed 3 November 2021.

4 —, ‘International Criminal Court Officials Sanctioned by US’ BBC News (2 September 2020) <www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54003527> accessed 3 November 2021; Video recording of former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, announcing the sanctions measure at State Department Press Conference in Washington DC available on the US Department of State (@StateDept) Twitter handle (2 September 2020).

5 Press Statement (US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken), Ending Sanctions and Visa Restrictions Against Personnel of the International Criminal Court (2 April 2021) <www.state.gov/ending-sanctions-and-visa-restrictions-against-personnel-of-the-international-criminal-court/> accessed 4 November 2021.

6 All page number references to the book under review correspond to the Kindle Ebook edition.

7 Prosecutor v Al Mahdi, Judgment and Sentence, ICC -01/12-01/15-171, 27 September 2016.

8 Report of the Independent Expert Review of the International Criminal Court and the Rome Statute System, ICC-ASP/19/16 (30 September 2020).

9 H Lovat and S Western, ‘Behind Backlash: The ICC and “African Backlash” in Context’ (27 October 2021) GCILS Working Paper Series, No 11 <https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3951319> accessed 7 November 2021.