Alexander Knoops, at The Blogs

Mar 23, 2020, 11:23 PM

Substituting Israel’s Defense At The ICC?

On 20 December 2019, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, announced that her investigation into "the situation Palestine" had been completed. She stated that the International Criminal Court (ICC) may not have jurisdiction to rule...

Feb 4, 2020, 1:48 AM

Israel and the ICC – to defend or not defend

The central question for Israel On the 20th of December 2019, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, announced that a criminal investigation into the “situation in Palestine” should be opened. Bensouda acknowledged...

Sep 10, 2019, 4:26 PM

Prospects of prosecution at the ICC

In December 2018 the ICC Prosecutor announced to swiftly conclude its preliminary examination into the alleged crimes committed during the Gaza War in 2014 on both the Israeli and Hamas side, which was launched in 2015. How realistic is a...

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Prof. of Politics of International Law at the University of Amsterdam, lead counsel at the International Criminal Court in the Hague and partner of the law firm Knoops Advocaten NV in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.