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International Criminal Court, Gaza and the Rule of Law

EDM (Early Day Motion) 14: tabled on 17 July 2024

Tabled in the 2024-25 session.

This motion has been signed by 45 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House rejects attempts by the previous Government to undermine the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) right to seek an arrest warrant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes, following the decision by the ICC Chief Prosecutor to issue applications for arrest warrants for a number of Israeli and Hamas leaders in May 2024; opposes the decision by the previous Government to challenge the ICC's jurisdiction over Israeli actions in Gaza; notes that the ICC has a well-established jurisdiction over Israeli actions in Palestine; believes that the UK, as an ICC member committed to a rules-based international order, should protect the Court’s independence and reject any efforts to impede or interfere with its work, or to intimidate or retaliate against its officials; further believes that attempts to hinder the ICC’s work not only risk undermining accountability for war crimes in Gaza but also weaken the wider rule of law and international justice as a whole; calls on the UK Government to do all it can to support the International Criminal Court in its efforts to ensure accountability and justice for the victims of war crimes; and further calls on the UK Government to immediately drop the challenge made by the previous Government regarding arrest warrants and the ICC’s jurisdiction over Israeli actions in Gaza.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on 16 July 2024
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
McDonald, Andy
Labour
Signed on 16 July 2024
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on 16 July 2024
Easington
Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on 16 July 2024
Liverpool West Derby
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on 16 July 2024
Liverpool Riverside
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on 16 July 2024
Blyth and Ashington
Whittome, Nadia
Labour
Signed on 16 July 2024
Nottingham East
Lewis, Clive
Labour
Signed on 16 July 2024
Norwich South
Trickett, Jon
Labour
Signed on 16 July 2024
Normanton and Hemsworth
Shah, Naz
Labour
Signed on 17 July 2024
Bradford West
Yasin, Mohammad
Labour
Signed on 17 July 2024
Bedford
Ali, Tahir
Labour
Signed on 18 July 2024
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
Adam, Shockat
Independent
Signed on 18 July 2024
Leicester South
Corbyn, Jeremy
Independent
Signed on 18 July 2024
Islington North
Mohamed, Iqbal
Independent
Signed on 18 July 2024
Dewsbury and Batley
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 18 July 2024
Ceredigion Preseli
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 18 July 2024
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Medi, Llinos
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 18 July 2024
Ynys Môn
Davies, Ann
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 18 July 2024
Caerfyrddin
Khan, Ayoub
Independent
Signed on 18 July 2024
Birmingham Perry Barr
Hussain, Mr Adnan
Independent
Signed on 18 July 2024
Blackburn
O'Hara, Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 18 July 2024
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Denyer, Carla
Green Party
Signed on 18 July 2024
Bristol Central
Berry, Siân
Green Party
Signed on 18 July 2024
Brighton Pavilion
Leadbitter, Graham
Scottish National Party
Signed on 22 July 2024
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
Eastwood, Sorcha
Alliance
Signed on 22 July 2024
Lagan Valley
Eastwood, Colum
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 22 July 2024
Foyle
Hanna, Claire
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 22 July 2024
Belfast South and Mid Down
Chowns, Ellie
Green Party
Signed on 22 July 2024
North Herefordshire
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 23 July 2024
Dundee Central
Smith, Cat
Labour
Signed on 23 July 2024
Lancaster and Wyre
George, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 24 July 2024
St Ives
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on 25 July 2024
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Mohamed, Abtisam
Labour
Signed on 25 July 2024
Sheffield Central
Ramsay, Adrian
Green Party
Signed on 29 July 2024
Waveney Valley
Foy, Mary Kelly
Labour
Signed on 2 September 2024
City of Durham
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on 18 November 2024
York Central
Butler, Dawn
Labour
Signed on 25 November 2024
Brent East

These members had previously signed the motion, but have now withdrawn their support. The date shown is when the Member withdrew their signature from the motion.