The international criminal court’s chief prosecutor has applied for warrants; what will happen now?
, Israel’s prime minister, as well the country’s defence minister, Yoav Gallant. At the same time, Khan is seeking warrants for the leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, the head of its military wing, Mohammed al-Masri , and the head of its political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh., include the use of “starvation of civilians as a method of warfare”, “intentionally directing attacks against a civilian population as a war crime”, extermination as a crime against humanity, and murder as a war crime.
However, a huge amount of global political pressure is likely to descend on those three judges in the days to come.The ICC does not have its own police force or enforcement mechanism, but the warrants would seriously limit the travel options of the indictees. The 124 state members of the ICC would be under obligation to arrest them, and even non-members would come under pressure to carry out an arrest.
Khan said his office “will not hesitate to submit further applications for warrants of arrest if and when we consider that the threshold of a realistic prospect of conviction has been met”.The ICC prosecutes and tries individuals on war crimes charges. The international court of justice considers the legal responsibility of nations. For example, South Africa has brought a case against Israel in the ICJ under the genocide convention.
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