Situation in the State of Palestine; (Decision on the “Prosecution Request Pursuant to Article 19(3) for a Ruling on the Court’s Territorial Jurisdiction in Palestine”)

Abstract

International criminal law — International Criminal Court — Article 19(3) of Rome Statute of International Criminal Court, 1998 — States Parties — Scope of application — Palestine — Occupied Palestinian Territory — Scope of Court’s jurisdiction extending to Occupied Palestinian Territory for purposes of Rome Statute

States — Palestine — Whether a State — Whether a State Party to the Statute of the International Criminal Court — Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court

Territory — International Criminal Court — Article 12(2)(a) of Rome Statute of International Criminal Court, 1998 — Whether Palestine qualifying as State Party to Rome Statute — Whether Occupied Palestinian Territory qualifying as territory of State Party to Rome Statute

War and armed conflict — Occupied territory — West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza — Status of territory since 1967 — Oslo Accords — Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court