Article 8 of the Rome Statute
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Article 8 of the Rome Statute defines and codifies the international crime of war crimes within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | article of an international treaty ⓘ |
| adoptedWith | Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 17 July 1998 ⓘ |
| adoptionPlace | Rome ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
armed conflicts not of an international character
ⓘ
armed conflicts of an international character ⓘ |
| bindingOn | States Parties to the Rome Statute ⓘ |
| codifies | war crimes under international law ⓘ |
| defines | war crimes ⓘ |
| distinguishesBetween | international armed conflicts and non-international armed conflicts ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceDate | 1 July 2002 ⓘ |
| includes |
committing outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment
ⓘ
conscripting or enlisting children under the age of 15 years into armed forces or groups ⓘ employing asphyxiating, poisonous or other gases and analogous liquids, materials or devices ⓘ employing bullets which expand or flatten easily in the human body ⓘ employing poison or poisoned weapons ⓘ enforced prostitution as a war crime ⓘ enforced sterilization as a war crime ⓘ extensive destruction and appropriation of property not justified by military necessity ⓘ forced pregnancy as a war crime ⓘ intentionally directing attacks against civilian objects ⓘ intentionally directing attacks against personnel or objects involved in humanitarian assistance or peacekeeping missions ⓘ intentionally directing attacks against the civilian population ⓘ intentionally launching disproportionate attacks causing incidental loss of civilian life or injury ⓘ killing or wounding a combatant who has surrendered or is hors de combat ⓘ other forms of sexual violence as war crimes ⓘ rape as a war crime ⓘ sexual slavery as a war crime ⓘ taking of hostages as a war crime ⓘ torture or inhuman treatment as a war crime ⓘ using children under the age of 15 years to participate actively in hostilities ⓘ wilful killing as a war crime ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions
ⓘ
Geneva Conventions ⓘ
surface form:
Geneva Conventions of 1949
customary international humanitarian law ⓘ |
| interpretedInAccordanceWith |
Elements of Crimes
ⓘ
surface form:
Elements of Crimes adopted by the Assembly of States Parties
|
| jurisdictionOf | International Criminal Court ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalNature | substantive criminal law provision ⓘ |
| lists |
grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions
ⓘ
other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in armed conflicts not of an international character ⓘ other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in international armed conflict ⓘ serious violations of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions ⓘ |
| locatedInPart |
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
ⓘ
surface form:
Part 2 of the Rome Statute
Part 2: Jurisdiction, Admissibility and Applicable Law ⓘ |
| partOf | Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ |
| providesFor |
conditions for ICC jurisdiction over war crimes
ⓘ
definition of war crimes ⓘ elements of war crimes ⓘ |
| requires | that war crimes be committed as part of a plan or policy or as part of a large-scale commission for ICC jurisdiction over some crimes ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
international criminal law
ⓘ
law of armed conflict ⓘ war crimes within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court ⓘ |
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