On 16 March 2020, Geneva-based organization International-Lawyers submitted carefully-researched Amicus Curiae observations to the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
On 16 March 2020, ISS researcher and lead drafter Dr Jeff Handmaker, on behalf of Geneva-based organization International-Lawyers, submitted carefully-researched Amicus Curiae observations to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
Handmaker is an international law specialist. In these expert observations, which were addressed to the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court, a solid assessment of international law is provided, advising the International Criminal Court that they 'have full and unhindered territorial jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute any alleged crime, including ongoing crimes, that have taken place in all areas falling under the sovereignty of the State of Palestine, and, notwithstanding Israel’s belligerent occupation, that the scope of this territory includes East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza'.
Full text of the Amicus Curiae
The full text of the Amicus Curiae observations are available on the website of the International Criminal Court or download it here.
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International-Lawyers.org (INTLawyers) was founded as an association in 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland under Swiss law as a non-profit, non-governmental organization that has the goal of promoting global justice.
Including former Attorney-Generals, Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers on its Advisory Board and members who are prominent professors and practitioners of law, hailing from the United States, Europe, India, Sierra Leone, the Middle-East and the South Pacific, INTLawyers has consultative status accorded by the United Nations and African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.Â
INTLawyers’ work is guided by the principles of international law. Since its establishment, the organization has made numerous representations to international organizations of the United Nations, to regional intergovernmental agencies and other treaty-monitoring bodies.