Disagreement Between the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber II and the Office of the Prosecutor Regarding the Afghanistan Situation

Editor’s Note: This is the second article in a two-part series that explores the recent disagreement at the International Criminal Court pertaining to the Afghanistan situation. This article analyzes the International Criminal Court Pre-Trial Chamber II’s Oct. 31 decision—its first ruling on an Article 18(2) request—authorizing the Office of the Prosecutor to resume its investigation into the Afghanistan situation, as well as the OTP’s Nov. 22 appeal of part of that decision. The first article covered the prosecutor’s analysis of Afghanistan’s 2020 deferral request and its request to resume the investigation.

It finally happened—the Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) This article has been indexed from Lawfare

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