In its 28 Jan 2020 Order Setting Procedure and Schedule for Submissions, The Pre-Trial Chamber invited Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and the alleged victims of the situation to submit written observations on the question of jurisdiction. The Pre-Trial Chamber also invited others to apply for leave to file submissions.
The Palestinian Authority and certain of the alleged victims did file submissions. The submissions are listed and available below the table which follows. The table lists other parties who applied for leave to submit, and those who, having been granted leave, did file submissions. Israel did not file.
A summary of the arguments made by those opposing ICC jurisdiction over the matter has been prepared by the International Legal Forum.
| Amicus Party | Applications | Submissions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |  | | Against |
| Republic of Austria | | | Against |
| Federative Republic of Brazil | | | Against |
| Czech Republic | | | Against |
| Federal Republic of Germany | | | Against |
| Hungary | | | Against |
| Republic of Uganda | | | Against |
| Office of Public Counsel for the Defence | | | For |
| League of Arab States | | | For |
| Organization of Islamic Cooperation | | | For |
| European Centre for Law and Justice | | | Against |
| Guernica 37 International Justice Chambers | | | For |
| Intellectum Scientific Society | | | For |
| The International Association of Democratic Lawyers | | | For |
| International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists | | | Against |
| International Commission of Jurists | | | For |
| The International Federation for Human Rights, No Peace Without Justice, Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice, and Redress | | | For |
| International-Lawyers.org | | | For |
| The Israel Bar Association | | | Against |
| The Israel Forever Foundation | | | Against |
| The Lawfare Project, the Institute for NGO Research, Palestinian Media Watch, and the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs | | | Against |
| MyAQSA Foundation | | | For |
| Palestinian Bar Association | | | For |
| Palestinian Center for Human Rights, Al-Haq Law in the Service of Mankind, Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, Aldameer Association for Human Rights | | | For |
| The Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad | | | For |
| Shurat Hadin – Israel Law Center | | | Against |
| Touro Institute on Human Rights and Holocaust | | | Against |
| UK Lawyers for Israel, B’nai B’rith UK, the International Legal Forum, the Jerusalem Initiative, and the Simon Wiesenthal Centre | | | Against |
| Azril Mohd Amin, Advocate & Solicitor | | * | * |
| The Honourable Professor Robert Badinter, The Honourable Professor Irwin Cotler, PC, OC, OQ, Professor David Crane, Professor Jean-François Gaudreault-DesBiens, FRSC, Ad.E, Lord David Pannick QC, Professor Guglielmo Verdirame QC | | | Against |
| Professor Hatem Bazian | | | For |
| Professor Eyal Benvenisti | | | Against |
| Prof. Laurie Blank, Dr Matthijs de Blois, Prof. Geoffrey Corn, Dr. Daphné Richemond-Barak, Prof. Gregory Rose, Prof. Robbie Sabel, Prof. Gil Troy and Mr. Andrew Tucker | | | Against |
| Todd F. Buchwald, Stephen J. Rapp | | | Against |
| Professor Richard Falk | | | For |
| Me Yael Vias Gvirsman | | | Against |
| Dr. Robert Heinsch, Dr. Giulia Pinzauti | | | For |
| Professors Asem Khalil & Halla Shoaibi | | | For |
| Professor John Quigley | | | For |
| Dr. Frank Romano | | | For |
| Ambassador Dennis Ross | | | Against |
| Professor William Schabas | | | For |
| Professor Malcolm N Shaw QC | | | Against |
| Dr. Uri Weiss | | | For |
| Ralph Wilde and Ata Hindi | | * | * |
Submitted upon invitation of the Court:
- Palestinian Authority
- Alleged Victims – by Addameer Prisoner Support
- Alleged Victims – by Legal Representatives
- Alleged Child Victims – by Defense for Children International
- Alleged Victims in Gaza – by Raji Sourani, et al.
- Alleged Victims – Kahn al-Ahmar
- Alleged Victims – by Gilles Devers, Avocat (French)