United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3314 (Definition of Aggression)

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United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3314 (Definition of Aggression) is a 1974 UN measure that provides the internationally recognized legal definition of the crime of aggression by states.

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instanceOf United Nations General Assembly resolution
international legal instrument
soft law document
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly
adoptedInSession 29th session of the United Nations General Assembly
adoptedOn 1974-12-14
basedOn Charter of the United Nations
clarifiesInArticle5 no territorial acquisition or special advantage resulting from aggression is or shall be recognized as lawful
containsArticle Article 1
Article 10
Article 11
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
Article 5
Article 6
Article 7
Article 8
Article 9
defines aggression
state aggression
definesInArticle1 aggression as the use of armed force by a State against the sovereignty, territorial integrity or political independence of another State
hasTitle Definition of Aggression
influenced Kampala Amendments
surface form: Kampala Amendments on the crime of aggression

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
interprets Article 2(4) of the Charter of the United Nations
Article 39 of the United Nations Charter
surface form: Article 39 of the Charter of the United Nations
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalNature interpretative guidance for the UN Charter
non-binding resolution
listsExamplesOfAggressionInArticle3 allowing territory to be used by another State for perpetrating an act of aggression against a third State
attack on the land, sea or air forces, or marine and air fleets of another State
blockade of the ports or coasts of a State by the armed forces of another State
bombardment by the armed forces of a State against the territory of another State
invasion or attack by the armed forces of a State of the territory of another State
sending by or on behalf of a State of armed bands, groups, irregulars or mercenaries which carry out acts of armed force against another State
use of armed forces of one State within another State in contravention of conditions agreed in a treaty
partOf United Nations General Assembly resolutions adopted in 1974
resolutionNumber 3314
statesInArticle2 first use of armed force by a State in contravention of the UN Charter is prima facie evidence of an act of aggression
statesInArticle5 a war of aggression is a crime against international peace
aggression gives rise to international responsibility
no consideration of whatever nature may serve as a justification for aggression
statesInArticle7 nothing in the definition of aggression could in any way prejudice the right to self-determination, freedom and independence of peoples under colonial and racist regimes or other forms of alien domination
struggle of peoples for liberation and independence is not to be considered aggression
statesInArticle8 the Security Council may conclude that a determination of an act of aggression is not justified in light of other relevant circumstances
the Security Council shall determine the existence of an act of aggression
subjectMatter international peace and security
use of force in international relations
UNDocumentSymbol A/RES/3314 (XXIX)
usedAsReferenceBy International Court of Justice
United Nations Security Council

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Article 8 bis of the Rome Statute basedOn United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3314 (Definition of Aggression)