Two London-based legal groups have submitted an amicus curiae (‘friend of the court’) brief to the International Criminal Court (ICC) asserting that there were no legal obstructions to the issuance of arrest warrants against Israeli leaders over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. The filing, announced by the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) and the Centre for Human Rights Law (CHRL) at SOAS University of London on Thursday, comes as the court decides whether to approve ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan’s application in May for arrest warrants against Israeli P…