http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/af9fb1392cc18c27 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-sahels-icc-exit/ The Sahel’s ICC Exit - Sovereignty as Shield or Responsibility? Khachatryan, Davit eng 2025-10-17 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 ICC Rome Statute Sahel Shale's ICC Exit The Hague Withdrawal Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger trumpet their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court as an act of sovereign defiance and decolonization, but the spectacle barely conceals its true aim: impunity. All three juntas seized power by force and stand accused of atrocities committed by their militaries and Russian-backed auxiliaries. By rejecting The Hague, they aren’t reclaiming justice for Africa; they’re dismantling the last external check on their power, turning “sovereignty” into a shield against accountability and leaving victims in the Sahel with nowhere to turn.