There was an article released on Al Jazeera today discussing Palestine's initial application to the ICC. The International Criminal Court is a UN based court system that is in place to deal with war crimes that occur on an international level.
Palestine is now widely recognized as a state, with citizens being able to actually apply and receive for their own passports. However, recognition of Palestine as a state by the ICC would imply many different problems that have never been faced before.
Palestine's initial application was denied by the ICC on the basis that "it was not the role of the court, but rather the role of the UN General Assembly, to determine who was or was not a state" (Whitbeck). However, now that the UN General Assembly has recognized Palestine as a state it is up to Palestine to reapply to the ICC.
Many people are wondering why Palestine has not yet re-applied because doing so could bring about many legal issues over past and future crimes against Palestine. This could be a major game changer to the relationship between Israel and Palestine and any type of peace treaty that could be created.
source: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/04/201341561759725150.html
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