The International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court, the ICC, is based in The Hague, Netherlands. Established in 2002 under the Rome Statute, the ICC is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. The ICC is intended to complement, not replace, national judicial systems. It can exercise its jurisdiction only when national courts are unwilling or unable to prosecute criminals. The Court has brought charges against high-profile international leaders and in some cases has imprisoned them. Countries that are not parties to the ICC and do not recognize its jurisdiction include China, India, Russia, Israel and the United States.
Recorded at the Oxford Union.
Speaker
Karim Khan
Karim Khan is a British lawyer and the third Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a role he assumed in 2021. He holds over three decades of legal experience, navigating some of the world’s most complex international war crimes and human rights cases. In June 2026, accused of sexual misconduct, he was suspended from his position pending further investigation. He denies all charges and says the allegations against him are politically motivated.
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