Courts are also not immune to corona: Chief Prosecutor announced her decision to postpone her response to judges • Rationale: Workers treat their children at home • Judgment's CEO: "Corona is just an excuse - you can work from home"
The International Court of Justice in The Hague // Photo: Reuters
Within the vast chain of damage caused by the Corona virus, one benefit has been recorded. Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Pato Bansuda, announced the rejection of the case involving Israel and the Palestinians.
At the end of March, the judge was expected to submit to the judges her response to the many inquiries she reached on her initial decision to launch an investigation into the Palestinian allegations of war crimes allegedly committed by Israel. The decision was made four months ago, after which states and organizations criticized the position that the Palestinian Authority is a sovereign state in Gaza, Judea and Samaria. Among other things, contact the German, Hungarian, Australian court, as well as legal organizations.
Ariel Kahana on Israeli policy vis-à-vis The Hague Court // Reporter: Ariel Kahana // Photo: Gil Kramer // Edit: Eden Barel
In a statement sent to the tribunal, Bassa says that because of the virus outbreak, it will not be able to meet the predetermined time target. "The plaintiff has determined that she must submit one response by March 30 to all inquiries, the length of which is expected to be 1,800-1,000 pages. (But) the outbreak of the Corona epidemic causes the plaintiff to postpone the filing date a month. The tribunal's employees must work around the clock, and only essential employees are allowed to enter. To the court building. Moreover, the host country (the Netherlands) has toughened the quarantine step. "
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She added, "It is worth noting that tribunal employees should take care of their children while complying with professional obligations, some of them are also ill," the plaintiff elaborated on the reason for the rejection of her response.
A flood of inquiries
It also warns that the problems of the tribunal's functioning are likely to continue even after the end of the restriction period, and therefore, even after the end of April, it may not be able to refer to the Israeli-Palestinian case.
Remember, the Tribunal's intention to launch investigations against Israelis on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity is deeply troubling to Israel. Prime Minister Netanyahu accused the court of bias and anti-Semitism and initiated a diplomatic and legal attack on the tribunal, with the aim of causing the plaintiff to change her mind.
Advocate Nitzana Darshan Lightner, executive director of the Judgment, who filed an opinion with the court against the plaintiff's position, believes that "the corona is just an excuse. The plaintiff did not expect such a flood of inquiries to be granted court status in these cases. Just to deal with this stuff she needs two months. The corona is not the problem. You can work from home. "