Palestine moves to join International Criminal Court
Palestinian Authority officials today presented to the United Nations documents for accession to 16 international conventions and treaties, including the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the world body has confirmed.
The documents – for accession to conventions and treaties for which the UN Secretary-General performs depositary functions – are being reviewed with a view to determining the appropriate next steps, according to a note issued to the media by a UN spokesperson.
The original versions of the documents were delivered yesterday to the UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, James Rawley, in Ramallah.