Israel & the International Criminal Court

U.S. & ICC Afghanistan case

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ICC-related Action

  • "Statement of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim A. A. Khan QC, following the application for an expedited order under article 18(2) seeking authorisation to resume investigations in the Situation in Afghanistan" The International Criminal Court, September 27, 2021
  • "The ICC welcomes the decision by the U.S. Government ending sanctions and visa restrictions against ICC personnel The International Criminal Court, April 3, 2021
  • "Decision on the Election of the Presiding Judge," International Criminal Court, March 17, 2021
  • "Decision assigning judges to divisions and recomposing Chambers," International Criminal Court, March 16, 2021
  • "International Criminal Court condemns US economic sanctions" International Criminal Court, September 2, 2020
  • "Statement of the International Criminal Court on recent measures announced by the U.S." International Criminal Court, June 11 2020
  • "ASP President O-Gon Kwon rejects measures taken against ICC" International Criminal Court, June 11 2020
  • "Judgment by the Appeals Chamber on the appeal against the decision on the authorisation of an investigation into the situation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan" International Criminal Court, March 5, 2020
  • "Request for Leave to Appeal the "'Decision Pursuant to Article 15 of the Rome Statute on the Authorisation of an Investigation into the Situation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan'" Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court, June 7, 2019
  • "Decision by the Pre-Trial Chamber Pursuant to Article 15 of the Rome Statute on the Authorisation of anInvestigation into the Situation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan," International Criminal Court, April 12, 2019
  • "Public redacted version of 'Request by the Prosecutor for authorisation of an investigation in the situation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan pursuant to article 15'" International Criminal Court, November 20, 2017
  • "Decision by the President of the ICC assigning the situation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan," International Criminal Court, November 3, 2017
  • "Statement of ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, regarding her decision to request judicial authorisation to commence an investigation into the Situation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan," International Criminal Court, November 3, 2017

News and Articles

  • "War crimes prosecutor would not focus on U.S. forces in new Afghan probe" Reuters, Anthony Deutsch and Stephanie van den Berg, September 27, 2021
  • "Biden Must Protect U.S. Citizens From International Criminal Court" The Daily Signal, Steven Groves, May 3, 2020
  • "Biden Plans to Repeal Trump-Era Sanctions on ICC" Foreign Policy, Colum Lynch, Robbie Gramer, March 31, 2021
  • "Law professors sue in S.F. to lift Trump sanctions on international court prosecutors" San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko, March 17, 2021
  • "Human rights lawyers sue Trump administration for 'silencing' them" The Guardian, Julian Borger, October 1, 2020
  • "Statement by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sanctioning ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda" U.S. Department of State, September 2, 2020
  • "Actions to Protect U.S. Personnel from Illegitimate Investigation by the International Criminal Court" U.S. Department of State, September 2, 2020
  • "GOP lawmaker calls for Justice Dept. to probe international court" The Hill, Juliegrace Brufke, August 7, 2020
  • "Philippe Goffin is deeply concerned by the new measures taken against the International Criminal Court" Belgium Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 12, 2020
  • "Switzerland regrets sanctions against International Criminal Court" Portal of the Swiss Government, June 12, 2020
  • "Israeli Foreign Minister Ashkenazi congratulates Trump for ICC sanctions" The Jerusalem Post, June 11, 2020
  • "U.S. Decision to Sanction International Crime Court Was Coordinated With Israel, Source Says" Haaretz, Noa Landau, June 11, 2020
  • "Jewish Leaders Applaud Executive Order Sanctioning ICC Officials" Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, June 11, 2020
  • "Warning a Rogue Court" The Wall Street Journal, June 11, 2020
  • "U.S. to Sanction International Criminal Court for War Crimes Investigation Into U.S. and Allies" The Washington Free Beacon, Adam Kredo, June 11, 2020
  • "Pompeo signals impending action against ICC for investigating alleged U.S. war crimes" POLITICO, June 1, 2020
  • "Secretary Michael R. Pompeo With Marc Thiessen and Danielle Pletka of AEI's 'What The Hell Is Going On' Podcast" U.S. Department of State, May 29, 2020
  • "Dov Jacobs and Joshua Kern appear at the ICC in the 4 - 6 December 2019 Afghanistan Hearings" 9 Bedford Row, December 9, 2019
  • "Request for Leave to Submit Observations on behalf of Human Rights Organisations (The Jerusalem Institute of Justice, the International Legal Forum, My Truth, the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, The Lawfare Project, and UK Lawyers for Israel)" International Criminal Court, October 15, 2019
  • "The International Criminal Court's Decision on Alleged U.S. Crimes in Afghanistan: Implications for Israel" Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Alan Baker, April 30, 2019
  • "The ICC's decision not to investigate the US in Afghanistan" The Jerusalem Post, Alan Baker, April 22, 2019
  • "The Trump Effect Saves U.S. Soldiers From Runaway Prosecutors" The Wall Street Journal, Eugene Kontorovich, April 18, 2019
  • "The International Criminal Court crashes and burns over Afghanistan" The Washington Examiner, David Davenport, April 16, 2019
  • "ICC, Israel, US: Now what? - analysis" The Jerusalem Post, Yonah Jeremy Bob, April 15, 2019
  • "US Must Remain Wary of International Criminal Court Even After Decision to Not Target Americans" The Daily Signal Brett Schaefer and Cully Stimson, April 12, 2019
  • "EU backs ICC after US revokes visa of its prosecutor" Dawn News, AFP, April 7, 2019
  • "The US is right to revoke the international criminal court prosecutor's visa" The Washington Examiner, Tom Rogan, April 5, 2019
  • "U.S. revokes ICC prosecutor's entry visa over Afghanistan investigation" Reuters, April 4, 2019
  • "The vindication of John Bolton" The Washington Times, David Hoile, September 16, 2018
  • "Left, right can agree on International Criminal Court's incompetence" The Boston Herald, Evan Slavitt, September 16, 2018
  • "John Bolton is Right About the International Criminal Court" The Weekly Standard, Jeremy Rabkin, September 14, 2018
  • "Trump is protecting our country from a sham of an international court" The Washington Post, Marc Thiessen, September 13, 2018
  • "Bolton Goes After the Illegitimate and Unaccountable ICC" Canada Free Press, Joseph A. Klein, September 13, 2018
  • "Method to the Madness? John Bolton and US Objections to ICC Jurisdiction" Opinio Juris, Steven Kay And Joshua Kern, September 12, 2018
  • "White House Fact Sheet: Protecting American Constitutionalism and Sovereignty from the International Criminal Court" WhiteHouse.gov, September 10, 2018
  • "Speech Transcript: John Bolton on U.S. Policy Toward the International Criminal Court" The Epoch Times, September 10, 2018
  • "ICC: new information delays decision on Afghan war crimes investigation" Reuters, Stephanie van den Berg, July 5, 2017
  • "ICC 'following' evidence on Afghanistan war crimes claims" BBC, July 3, 2017
  • "US Options for Responding to ICC Scrutiny in Afghanistan" Lawfare, David Bosco, February 23, 2017
  • "US Central Command Summary Memo of the Airstrike on the MSF Trauma Center in Kunduz, Afghanistan on October 3, 2015; Investigation and Follow-On Actions" US Department of Defense, April 29, 2016
  • "Part 1 of Investigation Report on the Airstrike on the MSF Trauma Center in Kunduz, Afghanistan on October 3, 2015" US Department of Defense, April 29, 2016
  • "Part 2 of Investigation Report on the Airstrike on the MSF Trauma Center in Kunduz, Afghanistan on October 3, 2015" US Department of Defense, April 29, 2016
  • "Part 3 of Investigation Report on the Airstrike on the MSF Trauma Center in Kunduz, Afghanistan on October 3, 2015" US Department of Defense, April 29, 2016
  • "Part 4 of Investigation Report on the Airstrike on the MSF Trauma Center in Kunduz, Afghanistan on October 3, 2015" US Department of Defense, April 29, 2016
  • "Part 5 of Investigation Report on the Airstrike on the MSF Trauma Center in Kunduz, Afghanistan on October 3, 2015" US Department of Defense, April 29, 2016
  • "Statement by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on the Kunduz Investigation Report" US Department of Defense, April 29, 2016
  • "Washington and Kabul Stand in the Way of International Probe Into Kunduz Attack" Foreign Policy, Siobhán O'Grady, October 14, 2015
  • "Afghan Hospital Bombing: MSF Demands Investigation Under Geneva Conventions" The Guardian, Mark Tran and Julian Borger, October 7, 2015
  • "Obama Apologizes for Airstrike on Afghan Hospital" Wall Street Journal, Carol E. Lee & Felicia Schwartz, October 7, 2015
  • "Little Chance That Kunduz Hospital Bombers Will End Up in Court" The Irish Times, Peter Cluskey, October 6, 2015
  • "UN to Hold Off On Separate Afghan Bombing Probe for Now" The Jerusalem Post, Reuters, October 6, 2015
  • "Was Kunduz Attack A War Crime? Legal Analysts Say It's Difficult To Prove" NPR, Michele Kelemen, October 6, 2015
  • "State Department Deputy Spokesman on U.S. Bombing Afghanistan Hospital" State Department, Mark C. Toner, October 5, 2015

UN-related Action

  • "UN dismayed over US sanctions on top International Criminal Court officials" UN News Report, September 2, 2020
  • "Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General" Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, October 5, 2015

    "Question: Just to clarify, does the Secretary General... is he willing to wait until the conclusion of a U.S. investigation into Kunduz before an impartial investigation can begin?

    Spokesman: I think what we are looking for is a credible and transparent investigation. That's what we have to say today. If that changes, we will change it..."

  • "Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Airstrikes in Kunduz, Afghanistan, Calls for Thorough Investigation" Press Release - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, October 3, 2015
  • "Kunduz Hospital Airstrikes 'Inexcusable' -- Zeid" Press Release - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, October 3, 2015