knturner1991:
The Most Serious Standards for the Most Serious Crime: Prosecution Strategies for the
ICC
on the Crime of Aggression
Introduction
The Kampala Amendments adopted in June 2010 provided the definition and trigger mechanism that will be used by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute the crime of aggression. The
ICC
will be the first international court since the post-WWII...(more)
Cyprien Fluzin:
Humanitarian Interventions and Crime of Aggression: Does the Kampala Amendment Spell the End of Humanitarian Intervention?
I.
Introduction
The entry into force of the Kampala amendment aiming at enforcing the crime of aggression provision in the
Rome Statute
is the culmination of a long struggle. Although described in Nuremberg as the “supreme international crime”,1
the provision...(more)
lgiles:
New Frontiers for the
ICC: Tackling Cyber Attacks Through the Crime of Aggression
I.
Introduction
The state parties to the
Rome Statute
recently activated the crime of aggression by the approval of thirty states.1
The crime of aggression has been codified in the
Rome Statute
to prevent a state party from committing a “manifest violation of the...(more)
Nick Baltaxe:
The Crime of Aggression and Aiding and Abetting: Examining How Article 25(C)(3) of the
Rome Statute
Can Apply to the Crime of Aggression
Abstract
Article 25(C)(3) of the
Rome Statute
establishes individual criminal responsibility for any person who purposely aids and abets in the commission of a crime under the jurisdiction of the
ICC. With the adoption of the Kampala Amendments...(more)
morganvthompson:
Criteria for Legitimate Humanitarian Intervention
Introduction
Is a state action that is planned, prepared, initiated, or executed by a state’s leaders in the name of humanitarian intervention or the responsibility to protect (R2P) encompassed by the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) crime of aggression? In the past fifteen years, there have been expansions related to the law on humanitarian intervention,
R2P, and to the...(more)
daniel.aspinwall:
I.
Introduction
In 2010, at the review conference in Kampala, the state parties to the
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
proposed seven amendments. These proposed amendments are the first steps to enable the Court to exercise jurisdiction over the crime of aggression. We have been asked: “How should the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) approach prosecution of the crime of aggression if it is...(more)
Leeran:
Selected Approaches and Policies for Prosecuting the Crime of Aggression
I.
Introduction
After many years of uncertainty, the International Criminal Court (Court) may finally exercise jurisdiction over the crime of aggression. The Court faces a variety of complex issues when it decides to prosecute individuals who allegedly committed the crime of aggression.
When the Office of the Prosecutor (Prosecutor) may...(more)
Erin French:
Preemptive Nuclear Strikes and the Crime of Aggression: Evaluating the Reach of the
ICC’s Jurisdiction
Introduction
At the 2010 International Criminal Court (ICC) Review Conference in Kampala, the crime of aggression was defined under
Article 8
bis
in the
Rome Statute.1
It requires three elements:
the perpetrator is a political or military...(more)
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