FİLİSTİN DEVLETİ’NİN BAŞVURUSU BAĞLAMINDA ULUSLARARASI CEZA MAHKEMESİ’NİN YARGI YETKİSİ VE BİRLEŞMİŞ MİLLETLER GÜVENLİK KONSEYİ’NİN ROLÜNÜN ANALİZİ

Year 2019, Issue: 19, 17 - 48, 01.01.2019

Dikran M Zenginkuzucu

Abstract

22 Mayıs 2018 tarihinde Filistin Devleti Hükümeti, UluslararasıCeza Mahkemesi’ne başvuruda bulundu. Bu başvuru Filistin’in İsrailuyruklu sivil ve askerlerin işlediği insanlığa karşı suçlar ve savaşsuçlarıyla ilgili Mahkeme’ye yaptığı dördüncü başvuru olmuştur. İsrailHükümeti ise Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi’ni kuran Roma Statüsü’netaraf olmadığı gerekçesiyle bu başvuruları dikkate almamaktadır.Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi soykırım, insanlığa karşı suçlar, savaşsuçları ve saldırı suçu ile ilgili bireyler üzerinde yargı yetkisine sahiptir.Mahkeme’de bir taraf devlet ya da Birleşmiş Milletler Güvenlik Konseyitarafından veya savcının kendi iradesi ile soruşturma açılabilmektedir.Öte yandan, Roma Statüsü’ndeki Güvenlik Konseyi yetkileri yargıyısiyasallaştırdığı gerekçesiyle eleştirilmiştir. Bu makale Filistin’deişlenen suçlar kapsamında Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi’nin yerbakımından, zamansal, kişisel ve konu bakımından yargı yetkisiniincelemeyi ve bu çerçevede Güvenlik Konseyi’nin rolünün uluslararasıhesap vericiliği arttırıp arttırmayacağı tartışmayı amaçlamaktadır. Buamaçla öncelikle uluslararası ceza hukukunun gelişimi ve UluslararasıCeza Mahkemesi’nin yargı yetkisi irdelenecek, ardından Filistin’inbaşvurusu incelenecek ve son bölümde başvurunun hukuki ve politiktemelleri ile Birleşmiş Milletler Güvenlik Konseyi’nin rolü hakkındadeğerlendirmelerde bulunulacaktır

Keywords

Uluslararası Ceza Hukuku, Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi, Roma Statüsü, İsrail-Filistin Meselesi, İnsanlığa Karşı Suçlar

JURISDICTION OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE REFERRAL OF THE STATE OF PALESTINE AND AN ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL

Abstract

On 22 May 2018, the Government of the State of Palestinesubmitted a referral to International Criminal Court. This is the fourthreferral by Palestine concerning the crimes against humanity and warcrimes committed by the civilians and soldiers of Israel inationality.Israel governments, on the other hand, ignore these recourses on theground that Israel is not a party to the Rome Statute. InternationalCriminal Court possesses jurisdiction on genocide crimes, crimesagainst humanity, war crimes and aggression crimes. A casemay bereferred to the Court by a party State or United Nations Security Councilas well as by the Prosecutor in her own initiative. On the other hand, therole given to Security Council by the Rome Statute has been criticized forbeing politicizing a judicial authority. This article aims to investigateCourt’s jurisdiction ratione temporis, personae and materiae on thebasis of Palestine’s referral, and in this context to discuss whether therole of Security Council may emphasize international accountability ornot. In this respect, the development of international criminal law andthe jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court will be examined,where up on the referralby Palestine will be analyzed and the conclusionwill present opinions and conceptions on the legal and political basis ofthe submission and the role of the United Nations Security Council

Keywords

International Criminal Law, International Criminal Court, Rome Statute, Israel-Palestine Issue, Crimes Against Humanity

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