Palestine joins the ICC/Mail & Guardian - South Africa

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

Yay!

http://mg.co.za/article/2015-01-07-palestine-joins-the-icc

United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon has confirmed that Palestine will become an official member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on April 1, the UN press office said on Wednesday.

The Palestinians delivered documents to the UN’s headquarterson on Friday, joining the Rome Statute of the ICC and other international treaties, in a move that has heightened tensions with Israel and could lead to cuts in United States aid.

Under ICC rules, Palestinian membership would allow the court, based in The Hague, to exercise jurisdiction over war crimes committed by anyone on Palestinian territory, without a referral from the UN Security Council.

Israel, like the United States, is not a party to the Rome statute, but its citizens could be tried for actions taken on Palestinian land.

[ananda]

1. This is a good start.

Full statehood is not yet on the horizon, though.

[malaise]

2. Mail and Guardian is a very good newspaper

Rec

[2naSalit]

3. K&R