In this opinion piece published on January 16, 2025 for the newspaper The Wind Rises, Benjamin Fiorini, lecturer in criminal law and criminology and Secretary General of JURDI, denounces the French government's position regarding the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. He explains that the French Foreign Ministry, by indicating that these two individuals could benefit from immunity if they were on French soil, has adopted a position contrary to the Rome Statute, customary international law, and the Code of Criminal Procedure.
B. Fiorini, Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant's Immunity: The Separation of Powers Under Threat, The Wind Rises, January 16, 2025
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