This symposium on ‘Litigating Palestine before the International Criminal Court’ reflects on recent critical developments, following the conclusion of the preliminary examination into the ‘Palestine situation’ before the Court.1¹ After five years of analysis, on 20 December 2019, the Prosecutor found that there is a reasonable basis to start an investigation into the ‘situation in Palestine’,2² pursuant to Article 53(1) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). According to the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP), there are reasonable grounds to believe that war crimes have been or are being committed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. However, before initiating a formal investigation, the Prosecutor requested the Pre-Trial Chamber I to rule on the scope of the Court’s territorial jurisdiction.3³ Thus, with a Request under Article 19(3) of the Statute, the Prosecution asked the Judges to confirm that the territory over which the Court may exercise its jurisdiction comprises the Occupied Palestinian Territory, that is the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. The OTP had to resubmit the Request on 22 January 2020,4⁴ pursuant to an order by the Pre-Trial Chamber for procedural reasons.5⁵ Almost one year after, the decision is still pending.6⁶

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这次关于``向国际刑事法院起诉巴勒斯坦''的专题讨论会反映了法院最近对``巴勒斯坦局势''的初步审查结束后的近期重要事态发展.1 ¹经过五年的分析，2019年12月20日，检察官发现有合理的基础开展对“巴勒斯坦局势”的调查，2 ²根据《国际刑事法院罗马规约》第53条第1款。根据检察官办公室的说法，有合理的理由认为，在西岸，包括东耶路撒冷和加沙地带，已经或正在犯有战争罪。然而，启动正式调查之前，检察官要求预审分庭我到规则对法院的领土jurisdiction.3范围³因此，根据规约第19条（3）的请求，检方要求法官确认法院可以行使其管辖权的领土包括巴勒斯坦被占领土，即包括东耶路撒冷在内的西岸和加沙地带。OTP必须在2020年1月22日重新提交请求，^{4 4}根据由预审分庭对程序reasons.5订单⁵近一年之后，决定权还在pending.6 ⁶