The scandal undoing the ICC

丑闻颠覆国际刑事法院

Today, Explained

2026-07-30

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The International Criminal Court has a lot on its hands. The chief prosecutor was ousted over abuse allegations, the Trump administration is on the warpath, and Netanyahu and Mamdani are fighting over an arrest warrant. This episode was produced by Ariana Aspuru, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Noel King. Karim Ahmad Khan, former Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. Photo by Mykola Tys/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court was removed from his job last week.

  • The elected official prosecutor Karim Khan committed serious misconduct

  • and a serious breach of duty under Article 46.1 of the Rome Statute.

  • A U.N. Watchdog spent about two years investigating allegations that Khan sexually abused a female co-worker.

  • Now, in normal times, a scandal such as this would be the ICC's biggest problem.

  • But it's 2026. And so Marco Rubio.

  • And we have lunatics and crazies involved in the ICC.

  • And Zoran Mamdani.

  • Benjamin Netanyahu is a worker.

  • And Benjamin Netanyahu.

  • I'm going to New York.

  • And the nation of Chad and the nation of Venezuela are also threatening the court's legitimacy.

  • Coming up on today, explain from Vox.

  • Dark days at the ICC.

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