Invitation to Hungary to provide submissions for the purposes of proceedings under article 87(7) of the Rome Statute by International Criminal Court

On 3 April 2025, the Registry, having confirmed that Mr Netanyahu had arrived in Hungary a few hours earlier that day, transmitted to Hungary the request for the provisional arrest of Mr Netanyahu pursuant to article 92 of the Statute.

…Pursuant to article 87(7) of the Statute, ‘[w]here a State Party fails to comply with a request to cooperate by the Court contrary to the provisions of this Statute, thereby preventing the Court from exercising its functions and powers under the Statute, the Court may make a finding to that effect and refer the matter to the Assembly of States Parties or, where the Security Council referred the matter to the Court, to the Security Council’.

The Chamber believes that the events recounted above warrant the opening of proceedings pursuant to article 87(7) of the Statute and invites Hungary to provide submissions in accordance with regulation 109(3) of the Regulations of the Court.