nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/af9fb1392cc18c27 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 251017s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/af9fb1392cc18c27 doi eng 342 23 Khachatryan, Davit Author aut The Sahel’s ICC Exit - Sovereignty as Shield or Responsibility? Khachatryan, Davit Verfassungsblog 2025-10-17 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier 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. CC BY-SA 4.0 ICC Rome Statute Sahel Shale's ICC Exit The Hague Withdrawal Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-sahels-icc-exit/ raw object