Time for an Islamic legal scholar at the ICC?
On the International Criminal Court’s lack of Islamic law representation
2020 will be a busy year for the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Assembly of State Parties (ASP) as three elections are coming up in December: The elections of six judges, one prosecutor and six members of the Committee on Budget and Finance. The ASP should take this opportunity to bring an Islamic legal scholar, a Faqih, to the Court. The Court is an international court. It should therefore represent the …