The Crime of Aggression: Some Personal Reflections on Kampala

The International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg established a legal precedent for the proposition that waging a war of aggression is an international offence, for which individuals may be held criminally accountable. The efforts of the First Review Conference of the Rome Statute have resulted in a...

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Published in:Leiden journal of international law 2010-12, Vol.23 (4), p.905-908
Main Author: FERENCZ, DONALD M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
aggression
Aggressiveness
Atrocities
Consent
Councils
Criminal justice
Criminal law
Humanitarianism
International crime
International Criminal Court
International law
International relations
Jurisdiction
Kampala
NGOs
Nongovernmental organizations
Nuremberg
Review Conference
Sanctions
Studies
War
War crimes
Working groups
World War I
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Summary:The International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg established a legal precedent for the proposition that waging a war of aggression is an international offence, for which individuals may be held criminally accountable. The efforts of the First Review Conference of the Rome Statute have resulted in a definition of the crime of aggression being included in the Rome Statute. Although a framework for the International Criminal Court's exercise of jurisdiction over the crime of aggression was also included in the amendments adopted at the Review Conference, such exercise of jurisdiction has not been given immediate effect and is subject to further action by the members of the Assembly of States Parties.
ISSN:0922-1565
1478-9698
DOI:10.1017/S0922156510000464