With ICC member states having decided upon the definition of the crime at a review conference in Kampala in 2010, ASP 16 was tasked with activation. The adoption of the resolution on the crime of aggression came after 10 days of intense diplomatic negotiation that stretched into the early hours of 15 December 2017. Read on for all you need to know about the Crime of aggression. Bertram-Nothnagel, permanent representative to the UN and ICC-ASP of the Union Internationale des Avocats.
The Court stands for conscience and compassion, and against hatred and violence." Jutta F. "The activation of the ICC's jurisdiction over the crime of aggression was a gift to all humankind. Pace, convenor of the Coalition for the ICC. “The Coalition congratulates all those who have striven for this fourth ICC crime to be activated and looks forward to a strengthened Rome Statute system and global order based on the rule of law.” William R. In the early hours of 15 December 2017 at UN HQ in New York, states parties to the Rome Statute agreed to activate the International Criminal Court's jurisdiction over the Crime of Aggression - its fourth 'core' crime.įor the first time since the post-WWII trials in Nuremburg and Tokyo, an international court will be able to hold leaders individually criminally responsible for waging aggressive war.
Historic activation of the Crime of Aggression
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