The Subversion of the International Criminal Court by Josep Borrell
Already under US sanctions for his role in securing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is now at risk of being removed altogether. If member states do not stand up for judicial independence now, they may never get another chance.
MADRID—Some institutional failures unfold not through scandal but procedure, with acts of sabotage dressed up in the language of good-faith inquiry and accountability. By the time anyone notices what is happening, the damage has been done.
