ICC is not hot air, Karim Khan says while in Kenya
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ICC prosecutor Karim Khan committs to show the world the International Court is not" hot air" as percieved by many
ICC prosecutor Karim Khan committs to show the world the International Court is not” hot air” as percieved by many.
Karim Khan, the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, has stated that they are dedicated to demonstrating to the world that justice at their level is not “hot air.”
International Criminal Court chief prosecutor was Kenya on Friday, 4, August, 2023 where he received an honorary Doctor of Law degree during Mount Kenya University’s 23rd graduation ceremony.
However, a section of Kenyans questioned his presence in the country in the wake on police brutality meted on protestors.
Many argued that his visit in Kenya had a certain agenda and not just being honoured at Mt Kenya University.
Meanwhile, in an interview with TV 47 on Friday, Khan said the warrant of arrest for Russian President Vladimir Putin has the quality of a judicial order.
According to Legal Information Institute, a judicial order is a decision issued by a court or an authoritative body.
Khan issued the arrest warrant for President Putin in March 2023 for alleged war crimes and unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia.
Khan said before it was issued, the ICC independent judges reviewed his warrant application and agreed with the assessment that the standard of evidence was sufficient for issuance.
“I have been trying my best and I have given an undertaking God willing that we will not be bringing cases that are not strong,” he said.
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“This is the time that we have to show international justice is not hot air and false promises. There is a foundation to it.”
Khan expressed confidence in that there is a foundation in the arrest warrant for Putin.
“Now it is for us to make sure that we can do our job in all situations of the world because every human life matters equally,” he added.
Khan said even though he respects the role of the Russian Federation, which is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, the law must apply in the most effective way -“the law must apply as effectively as possible as far as possible”.
He pointed out that the Hague-based court is one of the last resort and justice should be done at home.
“But if there is no justice, if there is no determined effort to vindicate the rights of the most vulnerable; the youngest children, the most vulnerable boys and girls, and women and men, the old and the sick, then international standards must try to apply in this very imperfect world as effectively as possible,” the ICC Prosecutor said.
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