The Palestinian Authority committed in the 1995 interim agreement that neither they nor Israel would take a step to change the status of the West Bank before a permanent status agreement. Unilateralism is not allowed by the Oslo Peace Accords. If the Palestinian Authority is in breach of a core commitment, they are breaking international law. They may be hoping that international bodies will approve a declaration of statehood. In January 2009, the PA turned to the International Criminal Court with a declaration that recognized the jurisdiction of the ICC in "territorial Palestine." The Rome Statue that created the ICC declared that requests can be brought only on behalf of States.