International Criminal Court investigation in Palestine
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, on 20 December 2019 announced an investigation into war crimes allegedly committed in Palestine by members of the Israeli military and Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups since 13 June 2014. [1][5]
What is the ICC and what are its powers? : NPR
Nov 22, 2024 · The ICC has 124 state parties, including 33 from Africa, 19 from Eastern Europe and 25 from Western Europe and others such as Canada. The United States is not a state party and neither is...
State of Palestine | International Criminal Court
On 1 January 2015, the Government of The State of Palestine lodged a declaration under article 12 (3) of the Rome Statute accepting the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court ("ICC") over alleged crimes committed "in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, since June 13, 2014".
Situation in the State of Palestine: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects ...
Today, on 21 November 2024, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (‘Court’), in its composition for the Situation in the State of Palestine, unanimously issued two decisions rejecting challenges by the State of Israel (‘Israel’) brought under articles 18 and 19 of the Rome Statute (the ‘Statute’).
ICC prosecutor insists he has jurisdiction over Israel
4 days ago · The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, has asked it to reject Israel’s objections to the court’s investigation of alleged war crimes in Gaza, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday.. Khan did this on Monday in a formal response to last month’s appeal by Israel on the grounds of what Jerusalem argued was the court’s lack of jurisdiction.
Why International Criminal Court has Israeli officials worried
May 20, 2024 · Israeli officials sound increasingly concerned that the International Criminal Court could issue arrest warrants for the country’s leaders more than six months into the Israel-Hamas war.
What’s next after ICC issued arrest warrants ... - The Times of Israel
Nov 22, 2024 · The ICC’s judges issued the warrants on charges that Israel has targeted civilians in Gaza and used starvation as a method of war — both claims vehemently denied by Israel.
Appealing ICC arrest warrants, Israel says court violated its own ...
Dec 15, 2024 · Israel filed two appeals on Friday against the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister...
House Passes Bill to Impose Sanctions on I.C.C. Officials for Israeli ...
Jan 9, 2025 · I.C.C. Sanctions: The House passed a bill that would impose sanctions on officials at the International Criminal Court, making a frontal assault on the tribunal in a rebuke of its move to charge ...
ICC rulings won't affect Israel, but will create dangerous precedent ...
Apr 26, 2024 · Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that any decisions by the International Criminal Court, which is investigating Hamas’s October 7 attacks and Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza,...