Article 8 bis of the Rome Statute

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Article 8 bis of the Rome Statute is the provision that defines and criminalizes the crime of aggression under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of an international treaty
provision of the Rome Statute
adoptedAt Review Conference of the Rome Statute
adoptedIn Kampala
adoptedOn 2010
appliesTo persons in a position effectively to exercise control over or to direct the political or military action of a State
basedOn United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3314 (Definition of Aggression)
bindingOn States Parties to the Rome Statute that have accepted the amendments on the crime of aggression
cameIntoEffectOn 17 July 2018
category core crimes under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court
complements Article 5 of the Rome Statute
condition character, gravity and scale of the act of aggression must constitute a manifest violation of the UN Charter
criminalizes crime of aggression
defines crime of aggression
definesTerm act of aggression
crime of aggression
exampleOfActOfAggression allowing territory to be used by another State for perpetrating an act of aggression against a third State
annexation by the use of force of the territory of another State or part thereof
attack by the armed forces of a State 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
military occupation resulting from such invasion or attack
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 any weapons by a State against the territory of another State
use of armed forces of one State within the territory of another State contrary to the conditions of an agreement
jurisdictionOf International Criminal Court
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalBasisFor individual criminal responsibility for the crime of aggression
lists examples of acts of aggression
locatedInInstrument Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
surface form: Part 2 of the Rome Statute
partOf Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
refersTo Charter of the United Nations
relatedTo Articles 15 bis and 15 ter of the Rome Statute
requires a manifest violation of the Charter of the United Nations
an act of aggression
execution of an act of aggression
initiation of an act of aggression
planning of an act of aggression
preparation of an act of aggression
scopeOfApplication leaders responsible for the planning, preparation, initiation or execution of an act of aggression
subject crime of aggression
subjectMatter substantive definition of the crime of aggression

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Kampala Amendments includesProvision Article 8 bis of the Rome Statute