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35 Rutgers L. Rec. 1 (2009)

handle is hein.journals/rutglr35 and id is 1 raw text is: RUTGERS LAW RECORD The Internet ournal of Rutgers School ofLaw I Newark www.lawrecord.com Volume 35 Legal Implications of Operation Cast Lead Spring 2009 THE PALESTINE DECLARATION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: THE STATEHOOD ISSUE John Quigley* In the wake of Israel's military incursion into Gaza from December 2008 to January 2009, the Palestinian National Authority filed in the International Criminal Court (ICC) a declaration accepting the jurisdiction of the ICC in the territory of Palestine. The Declaration, submitted on the letterhead of the Palestinian National Authority, Ministry of Justice, Office of Minister, reads: Declaration recognizing the Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court In conformity with Article 12, paragraph 3 of the Statute of the International Criminal Court, the Government of Palestine hereby recognizes the jurisdiction of the Court for the purpose of identifying, prosecuting and judging the authors and accomplices of acts committed on the territory of Palestine since 1 July 2002. As a consequence, the Government of Palestine will cooperate with the Court without delay or exception, in conformity with Chapter IX of the Statute. This declaration, made for an indeterminate duration, will enter into force upon its signature. Material supplementary to and supporting this declaration will be provided shortly in a separate communication. Signed in The Hague, the Netherlands, 21 January 2009. For the Government of Palestine Minister of Justice s/Ali Khashan' The declaration references the ICC Statute, which gives the ICC jurisdiction over aggression, President's Club Professor in Law, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University. 1 Declaration recognizing the Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, available at www.icc- cpi.int/NR/rdonlyres/74EEE201-OFED-4481-95D4-C8071087102C/279777/20090122PalestinianDeclaration2.pdf.

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