Articles 15 bis and 15 ter of the Rome Statute

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Articles 15 bis and 15 ter of the Rome Statute are provisions that regulate the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction and procedures over the crime of aggression, including how and when investigations may be initiated.

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Articles 15 bis and 15 ter of the Rome Statute canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf articles of the Rome Statute
legal provisions
adoptedAt Kampala Review Conference
surface form: Kampala Review Conference of the Rome Statute
adoptedOn 2010
aimTo balance State sovereignty with accountability for the crime of aggression
integrate the crime of aggression into the Rome Statute system
allocateRoleTo United Nations Security Council in relation to the crime of aggression
allow the ICC Prosecutor to proceed with an investigation of aggression in certain circumstances absent a Security Council determination
applyTo States Parties to the Rome Statute
areCitedIn Resolution RC/Res.6 on the crime of aggression
surface form: ICC Assembly of States Parties resolutions on the crime of aggression

international criminal law scholarship on aggression
clarify that jurisdiction over aggression is subject to additional conditions beyond those for other core crimes
complement Article 8 bis of the Rome Statute
concern crime of aggression
define preconditions for the ICC to investigate the crime of aggression
procedural framework for initiating investigations into the crime of aggression
distinguishBetween State referrals and proprio motu investigations regarding aggression
situations involving Security Council referrals and situations without Security Council referrals
enteredIntoForceOn 17 July 2018
establish time limits for Security Council consideration of alleged acts of aggression
interpretationGuidedBy Elements of Crimes of the International Criminal Court
surface form: Elements of Crimes for the crime of aggression
jurisdiction International Criminal Court
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalSystem international law
limit situations in which the ICC may exercise jurisdiction over the crime of aggression
linkedTo Article 121 of the Rome Statute on amendments
Article 5 of the Rome Statute on core crimes
Kampala Amendments
surface form: Kampala amendments on the crime of aggression
operateWithin complementarity framework of the Rome Statute
partOf Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
presuppose that national jurisdictions have primary responsibility to prosecute the crime of aggression
provide procedures when the Security Council determines an act of aggression
procedures when the Security Council does not determine an act of aggression within a specified time
reference Article 8 bis definition of the crime of aggression
regulate jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court over the crime of aggression
procedures of the International Criminal Court regarding the crime of aggression
require activation decision by States Parties for ICC aggression jurisdiction
ratification or acceptance of the Kampala amendments on the crime of aggression by States Parties for jurisdiction to apply to them
that the crime of aggression be committed by a person in a leadership position
restrict exercise of aggression jurisdiction over nationals and territory of non-States Parties
exercise of aggression jurisdiction when a State Party has lodged an opt-out declaration
subjectMatter conditions for exercise of ICC jurisdiction over the crime of aggression
subjectTo opt-out declarations by States Parties regarding aggression jurisdiction
wereResultOf negotiations among States Parties at Kampala

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Article 8 bis of the Rome Statute relatedTo Articles 15 bis and 15 ter of the Rome Statute
Resolution RC/Res.6 amends Articles 15 bis and 15 ter of the Rome Statute