Amnesty International calls on governments to offer their full political and practical support to the International Criminal Court (ICC) as it decides on its jurisdiction over the “situation in Palestine” and to urge those states who have sought to challenge that jurisdiction to reconsider their positions. The Prosecutor acknowledged that she was not required to seek the Pre-Trial Chamber’s authorization to open an investigation and did not seek to do so, since the State of Palestine, as a state party to the Rome Statute, had, on 15 May 2018, made a referral of the situation there for immediate investigation. In addition, the Amnesty International is dismayed by submissions made to the Pre-Trial Chamber by a number of states parties – in particular, Australia, Austria, Brazil, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, and Uganda have asserted that Palestine cannot be considered a state within the scope and purpose of the Rome Statute. Moreover, the Amnesty rejected the argument of the submissions that the Israeli-Palestinian situation should be addressed through bilateral political dialogue and negotiations between the parties and not through an international criminal process that could compromise peace. Amnesty said that breaking the cycle of impunity enjoyed by perpetrators of crimes under international law committed by both sides is a critical component of a durable and just peace. In conclusion, Amnesty International called on all states to support the investigation and not to adopt what it called “selective international justice”. To check the news, click here