i mean, george bernard shaw said, the tragedy of man is a genius tethered to a dying animal.s trying, in the moments we have, to, with all the fallibilities, with all the missteps and stumbles along the way that's part of being human, trying to do the right thing. and in the end, i think, you know, public life at large, whether one is a politician or whether one is a domestic prosecutor orjudge, human rights defenders around the world are facing difficulties. it's about having an opportunity to do something that counts. karim khan, chief prosecutor of the international criminal court, thank you forjoining me on political thinking. no, great honour. thanks so much. "i am just a lawyer," he says, "i'm just looking at the evidence. i'm just trying to ensure that international law is carried out, thatjustice is done and seen to be done." that is what he says. but of course, if he does get his way, if ever, benjamin netanyahu and his defence minister, if putin, if the leaders of hamas are arrested and face trial for war crimes, he will change politics, change the world dramaticall