New Delhi, July 24 -- the court operates under US sanctions, its active dossier includes arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the woman at the center of the misconduct allegations that triggered today's proceedings is known publicly only as Sarah.

The threshold for removal is 63 votes, an absolute majority of the court's membership. France and the Netherlands, which hosts the ICC in The Hague, announced before Friday's session that they would vote to remove Khan. Whether enough member states follow to cross that threshold is unknown. As Al Jazeera reported, the outcome of this vote will shape how the court handles cases already opened, including the warrant for Netanyahu that Khan's office sought and ICC jud...