[Peace-discuss] Update: Francis Boyle: attack on the Rachel Corrie could expose Israel to ICC prosecution

[Robert Naiman]

Francis Boyle, Professor of International Law at the University of
Illinois, writes:
...
We could act to deter an Israeli attack upon MV Rachel Corrie by
invoking International Criminal Court Prosecution. According to the
ICC Rome Statute, Article 12 (2) provides "2. In the case of article
13, paragraph (a) or (c), the Court may exercise its jurisdiction if
one or more of the following States are Parties to this Statute or
have accepted the jurisdiction of the Court in accordance with
paragraph 3: (a) The State on the territory of which the conduct in
question occurred or, if the crime was committed on board a vessel or
aircraft, the State of registration of that vessel or aircraft; ... "
If one of the vessel is Irish vessel and the attack was committed
against the vessel, the ICC may exercise its jurisdiction over this
situation since the Ireland is a State Party to the ICC Statute.
Israel's attack may constitute a crime against humanity of murder,
imprisonment, torture and other inhumane acts under Article 7 of the
ICC Statute.

Ireland is a party to the Rome Statute. Hence if Israel were to attack
the MV Rachel Corrie, the highest level Israeli officials could be
prosecuted for the attack. If we got this word out internationally, it
might do some good.

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Robert Naiman
Policy Director
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