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- Prosecutor’s Request for Arrest Warrants
- Third-Party Submissions of Written Observations
- Further Proceedings on the Request for Arrest Warrants
- Israel Raises Challenges to the Request for Warrants
- Substitution of Beti Hohler as a Judge in Pre-Trial Chamber I
- The Court Rejects Israel’s Challenges to the Request for Arrest Warrants
- The Court Announces the Issuance of Arrest Warrants Against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant
- Israel Seeks to Appeal the Court’s Rejection of Its Challenges to the Request for Arrest Warrants
- Litigation Concerning Israel’s Request to Appeal
- The Court’s Rulings on Israel’s Appeals
- Proceedings After Remand by the Appeals Chamber
- Other Actions Concerning the ICC
- Analysis, News, and Commentary
The ICC’s Records of the Proceeding
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on 20 May 2024 announced that he was requesting the issuance of arrest warrants from the Court for Hamas leaders, Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri (Deif), Ismail Haniyeh, and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant. Following the request, the Court permitted the submission of written observations by interested third parties. Over 70 submissions were filed with the Court. While the Prosecutor’s application was pending before the Pre-Trial Chamber of the Court, Sinwar and Haniyeh were killed, the Court acknowledging the death of Haniyeh. On 21 Nov 2024, the Court announced that it had issued arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant. Israel appeal that decision and the appeals chamber remanded to the pre-trial chamber for reconsideration of the issue of jurisdiction.
- Prosecutor’s Request for Arrest Warrants
- Statement of the Prosecutor, 20 May 2024
- Report of the Panel of Experts, 20 May 2024
- Third-Party Submissions of Written Observations
- Request by the United Kingdom for Leave to Submit Written Observations, 10 Jun 2024
- Court’s Order Authorizing UK to File Written Observations, 27 Jun 2024
- Request by the United Kingdom for Extension of Time Limit, 2 Jul 2024
- Court’s Decision on the ‘Request by the United Kingdom for Extension of Time Limit’, 4 Jul 2024
- Office of Public Counsel for Victims – Request to Appear (11 Jul 2024)
- NGOs’ Request for Leave to Make Observations on Inaccuracies and Omissions in the Prosecutor’s Applications, 12 Jul 2024
- NGOs’ Request for Leave to Submit Observations on Jurisdiction and Admissibility, 12 Jul 2024
- NGOs’ Annex to Request for Leave to Submit Further Observations on Jurisdiction and Admissibility, 12 Jul 2024
- Court’s Decision on Requests for Leave to File Observations, 22 Jul 2024
- Victims’ Request for Leave to Submit Views and Concerns, 24 Jul 2024
- Request of the Legal Representatives of Victims to submit observations (25 Jul 2024)
- Court’s Decision permitting additional submission of observations (30 Jul 2024)
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- Further Proceedings on the Request for Arrest Warrants
- Court’s Decision terminating proceedings against Mr Ismail Haniyeh (9 Aug 2024)
- Prosecution’s consolidated response to observations by interveners (23 Aug 2024)
- UKLFI Letter to ICC Prosecutor (27 Aug 2024)
- Prosecution Response to Israel’s “Request to extend the page limit for submissions concerning article 18(1)” (5 Sep 2024)
- UKLFI Letter to the ICC Registrar requesting a disciplinary investigation (6 Sep 2024)
- UKLFI Report to the Bar Standards Board for England and Wales accusing the ICC Prosecutor and his assistant of non-compliance with the duty to not mislead the court (6 Sep 2024)
- Prosecutor’s withdrawal of the application for an arrest warrant against Ismail Haniyeh (9 Sep 2024)
- Israel’s Request for leave to reply to Prosecution Response to Israel’s “Request to extend the page limit…” (10 Sep 2024)
- Prosecution Response to Israel’s “Request for leave to reply to Prosecution Response to Israel’s ‘Request to extend the page limit for submission concerning article 18(1)’…” (16 Sep 2024)
- Israel Raises Challenges to the Request for Warrants
- Israel’s challenge to the jurisdiction of the Court pursuant to article 19(2) of the Rome Statute (23 Sep 2024)
- Israel’s Request for an Order Requiring an Article 18(1) Notice, and Staying Proceedings Pending Such a Notice (23 Sep 2024)
- Prosecution Response to “Israel’s challenge to the jurisdiction of the Court pursuant to article 19(2) of the Rome Statute” (27 Sep 2024)
- Substitution of Beti Hohler as a Judge in Pre-Trial Chamber I
- Decision replacing a judge in Pre-Trial Chamber I (25 Oct 2024)
- Notification of the election of a Presiding Judge (25 Oct 2024)
- Israel’s Request for Information from Judge Beti Hohler (11 Nov 2024)
- Notification of Judge Hohler’s provision of information (20 Nov 2024)
- The Court Rejects Israel’s Challenges to the Request for Arrest Warrants
- Decision on Israel’s request for an order to the Prosecution to give an Article 18(1) notice (21 Nov 2024)
- Decision on Israel’s challenge to the jurisdiction of the Court pursuant to article 19(2) of the Rome Statute (21 Nov 2024)
- The Court Announces the Issuance of Arrest Warrants Against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant
- Press Release by the Court (21 Nov 2024)
- Israel Seeks to Appeal the Court’s Rejection of Its Challenges to the Request for Arrest Warrants
- Notice of appeal of the decision concerning the Article 18(1) notice (27 Nov 2024)
- Notice of appeal of the decision on the Article 19(2) jurisdictional challenge (27 Nov 2024)
- Request for leave to appeal the decision concerning the Article 18(1) notice (27 Nov 2024)
- Request for leave to appeal the decision the Article 19(2) concerning jurisdiction (27 Nov 2024)
- Litigation Concerning Israel’s Request to Appeal
- Prosecutor’s request for dismissal in limine of Israel’s request to appeal the Article 18(1) decision (29 Nov 2024)
- Prosecutor’s request for dismissal in limine of Israel’s notice of appeal of the Article 19(2) decision (29 Nov 2024)
- Assignment of the Presiding Judge of the Appeals Chamber in the Article 18(1) appeal (29 Nov 2024)
- Assignment of the Presiding Judge of the Appeals Chamber in the Article 19(2) appeal (29 Nov 2024)
- Prosecutor’s response to Israel’s Article 18(1) appeal (2 Dec 2024)
- Prosecutor’s response to Israel’s Article 19(2) appeal (2 Dec 2024)
- The Pre-Trial Chamber defers consideration of Israel’s two requests to appeal (12 Dec 2024)
- Request by the Office of Public Counsel for Victims to appear in the Article 19(2) appeal (13 Dec 2024)
- Israel’s appeal of the decision concerning notice under Article 18(1) (13 Dec 2024)
- Israel’s appeal of the decision on jurisdiction under Article 19(2) (13 Dec 2024)
- Prosecutor’s request for an extension of time to respond to Israel’s appeal briefs (13 Dec 2024)
- Court’s decision granting the prosecutor an extension of time to respond to Israel’s appeal (18 Dec 2024)
- European Centre for Law & Justice, request for leave to file amicus curiae observations (18 Dec 2024)
- Prosecutor’s request to respond to the request by the European Centre for Law & Justice (19 Dec 2024)
- Prosecutor’s response to Israel’s appeal of the decision concerning notice under Article 18(1) (13 Jan 2025)
- Prosecutor’s response to Israel’s appeal of the decision on jurisdiction under Article 19(2) (13 Jan 2025)
- Israel’s request for leave to reply to the prosecutor’s response to Israel’s appeal of the decision concerning notice under Article 18(1) (17 Jan 2025)
- Prosecutor’s response to Israel’s request for leave to reply to the prosecutor’s response to Israel’s appeal of the decision on jurisdiction under Article 19(2) (22 Jan 2025)
- Prosecutor’s response to Israel’s request for leave to reply to the prosecutor’s response to Israel’s appeal of the decision concerning notice under Article 18(1) (22 Jan 2025)
- Corrected version of Israel’s request for leave to reply to the prosecutor’s response to Israel’s appeal of the decision on jurisdiction under Article 19(2) (23 Jan 2025)
- The Court’s Rulings on Israel’s Appeals
- Appeals Chamber’s decision reversing and remanding to the Pre-Trial Chamber for a ruling on the substance of Israel’s jurisdictional challenge (24 Apr 2025)
- Appeals Chamber’s decision denying Israel’s appeal concerning notice under Article 18(1) (24 Apr 2025)
- Proceedings After Remand by the Appeals Chamber
- Request by the European Centre for Law & Justice for leave to submit amicus curiae observations (1 May 2025)
- Prosecutor’s observations regarding the procedure to be followed (5 May 2025)
- Israel’s request to have arrest warrants withdrawn or vacated (9 May 2025)
- Pre-Trial Chamber’s dismissal of Israel’s request for leave to appeal the Article 19(2) decision as moot (14 May 2025)
- Prosecutor’s response to Israel’s request to have arrest warrants withdrawn or vacated (21 May 2025)
- Israel’s appeal regarding Israel’s request for an order to the Prosecution to give an Article 18(1) notice (26 May 2025)
- Pre-Trial Chamber’s decision on the conduct of proceedings and other procedural matters (28 May 2025)
- OPCV’s request to appear before the Pre-Trial Chamber pursuant to regulation 81(4) (2 Jun 2025)
- Pre-Trial Chamber’s decision on OPCV’s request to appear before the Chamber pursuant to regulation 81(4) (4 Jun 2025)
- Prosecutor’s response to Israel’s appeal regarding its request for an order to the Prosecution to give an Article 18(1) notice (9 Jun 2025)
- Israel’s request for leave to reply to prosecutor’s response to Israel’s appeal of decision regarding its request for an order to the Prosecution to give an Article 18(1) notice (13 Jun 2025)
- Prosecutor’s response to Israel’s Request for leave to reply to prosecutor’s response to Israel’s appeal of decision (18 Jun 2025)
- Arab Lawyers Union written observations on Israel’s request (25 Jun 2025)
- Victim’s observations on Israel’s challenge to jurisdiction pursuant to Article 19(2) of the Rome Statute (25 Jun 2025)
- Palestine Authority’s observations on Israel’s request (27 Jun 2025)
- OPCV’s observations on the Israel’s challenge to the jurisdiction of the Court pursuant to article 19(2) of the Rome Statute (27 Jun 2025)
- Al Shouli, Cohain and Julie Goffin pour les victimes – observations des victimes sur la demande d’Israël en vertu de l’article 19-2 du Statut de Rome (27 Jun 2025)
- Gilles Devers, observations des victimes sur l’exception d’incompétence soulevée par Israël en vertu de l’article 19-2 du Statut du Rome (27 Jun 2025)
- Legal Representatives of Victims, joint submissions on behalf of Palestinian Victims related to Article 19 proceedings (27 Jun 2025)
- Prosecutor’s observations to Israel’s challenge to the jurisdiction of the Court pursuant to article 19(2) of the Rome Statute (27 Jun 2025)
- Réponse de victimes palestiniennes à l’État d’Israël concernant la compétence de la CPI à l’égard de M. Netanyahou, M. Gallant et de tout autre national israélien Déposé le 27 juin 2025 (30 Jun 2025)
- Other Actions Concerning the ICC
- United States reinstates former sanctions against the ICC (25 Jan 2025)
- United States imposes new sanctions against the ICC – Exec. Order 14203 (6 Feb 2025)
- Karim Ahmad, ICC Prosecutor, is sanctioned by the United States Department of the Treasury (13 Feb 2025)
- ICC invitation to Hungary to provide submissions (16 Apr 2025)
- Hungary’s submission in response to the invitation (22 May 2025)
- Prosecutor’s request for leave to submit observations on Hungary’s submission (28 May 2025)
- Pre-Trial Chamber’s decision on the Prosecution’s request for leave to submit observations on ‘Hungary’s submission (30 May 2025)
- Public redacted version of the Prosecutor’s observations on Hungary’s submissions (13 Jun 2025)
- United States Department of State imposes sanctions on four ICC judges (5 Jun 2025)
Analysis, News, and Commentary
- Irwin Cotler, ICC Arrest Warrants against Israeli Leaders, Justice, No. 73, p. 4 (2025)
- Yuval Shany, ICC Arrest Warrants against Israeli Leaders: Remarks Concerning the Legal Process, Justice, No. 73, p. 33, (2025)
- Steven E. Zipperstein, Sharon Mayer, The ICC’s Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, Justice, No. 73, p. 39 (2025)
- Wall Street Journal, ICC Set Plan to Charge Netanyahu Just After Prosecutor Was Accused of Sexual Assault (10 May 2025)
- Joshua Rozenberg, ICC reverses Israel ruling (25 Apr 2025)
- Arutz Sheva, ICC demands Hungary justify failure to detain Netanyahu during visit (17 Apr 2025)
- Euractiv, Hungary announces withdrawal from International Criminal Court (3 Apr 2025)
- Hungarian Minister Zoltan Kovacs, Post on X (3 Apr 2025)
- ICC, Presidency of the Assembly of States Parties responds to announcement of withdrawal from the Rome Statute by Hungary (3 Apr 2025)
- Lord Verdirame, Richard Ekins, Lord Macdonald, State or Diplomatic Immunity and the Limits of International Criminal Law (2025)
- Lord Verdirame, Richard Ekins, The International Criminal Court Act 2001 and State or Diplomatic Immunity – The Case of the Prime Minister of Israel (2024)
- Amichai Cohen, Yuval Shany, The ICC Palestine Case in the Aftermath of the Arrest Warrants Decisions – Part Two (2 Dec 2024)
- Eugene Kontorovich, The International Criminal Court’s Folly (27 Nov 2024)
- Amichai Cohen, Yuval Shany, The ICC Palestine Case in the Aftermath of the Arrest Warrants Decisions – Part One (25 Nov 2024)
- New York Times, I.C.C. Prosecutor Seeking Arrest of Israeli Leaders Faces Own Inquiry (11 Nov 2024)
- Maurice Hirsch, The Self-Induced Downfall of the International Criminal Court (30 Sep 2024)
- UKLFI, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan KC and Staff Reported to Regulators (9 Sep 2024)
- Maurice Hirsch, The Clear and Imminent Legal Danger Posed to Israel by the ICC (1 Sep 2024)
- Joshua Rozenberg, Kahn may face regulator (30 Aug 2024)
- UKLFI, UKLFI warns ICC Prosecutor that he is breaching professional rules (29 Aug 2024)
- Joshua Rozenberg, Prosecutor at War (26 Aug 2024)
- Office of Public Counsel for the Defence, Observations on Defence Rights at this Stage of the Proceedings (16 Aug 2024)
- UKLFI, ICC warned of “wholesale inaccuracy” of Prosecutor’s allegations against Israeli leaders (6 Aug 2024)
- IJL, Brief filed with the ICC challenging the Prosecutor’s request (6 Aug 2024)
- UKLFI, ICC Prosecutor relied on implausible reports of Gaza famine in application for arrest warrants (21 Jul 2024)
- Joshua Rozenberg, ICC powers remain undecided (26 Jul 2024)
- UKLFI, Leading NGOs to challenge ICC warrants for arrest of Netanyahu and Gallant (23 Jul 2024)
- Joshua Rozenberg, UK challenges ICC powers, 28 Jun 2024
- Seth J. Frantzman, ICC, UN blamed Israel for a famine that never happened in Gaza, Jerusalem Post (18 Jun 2024)
- Eugene Kontorovich, The ICC’s Brazen Anti-Israel Bias (9 Jun 2024)
- Elad Benari, Arutz Sheva, House approves bill to sanction ICC officials over arrest warrants (5 Jun 2024)
- US Senators Seek Investigation of ICC Prosecutor (5 Jun 2024) Letter
- Amb. Alan Baker, Webinar: The Hague International Courts: What, Why and What Can Be Done About It? (3 Jun 2024) Audio YouTube
- Anne Herzberg, Israel’s Kafkaesque Ordeal at the ICC, 30 May 2024
- Arutz Sheva, Attorney General: ICC prosecutor disregards Israel’s legal system, 27 May 2024
- Melanie Phillips, Brothers-in-harms (27 May 2024)
- Joshua Rozenberg, Punctuated with Doubt (27 May 2024)
- NGO Monitor, NGOs Reveal Politicized Agenda in Responses to ICC Warrants (26 May 2024)
- Int’l. Assn. of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, Statement in Response to ICC Prosecutor’s Request to Issue Arrest Warrants (23 May 2024)
- Orde Kittrie, Avi Bell, Natasha Hausdorff, Webinar, Israel and the ICC: The Court, the Threat, and What We Do Next (23 May 2024) Audio YouTube
- Joshua Rozenberg, Israel in the Dock, (21 May 2024)
- Kyle Orton, The Dangerous Fantasy of “International Law” (21 May 2024)
- CAMERA, ICC Prosecutor Seeks to Effectively Rob Israel of its Legitimate Right to Self-Defense (20 May 2024)
- What Comes Next, Just Security (20 May 2024)
- Kyle Orton, The Dangerous Fantasy of “International Law” (20 May 2024)
