Rome Statute

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As already indicated, the original Rome Statute limited war crime criminal accountability for use of poison or poisoned weapons and asphyxiating, poisonous or other gases, and all analogous liquids, materials or devices to international armed... 

Broomhall B (2010) NuUum crimen sine lege— article 22. In Trilifterer O (ed) Commentary on the Rome statute of the International Criminal Court, 2nd edn. Beck, Munich, p 713 Castren E (1954) The present law of war and neutrality. Suomedtiisen Kiijtillisuuden Seuran Kirjapainon Oy, Helsinki... 

Furthermore, extermination is an act that constitutes a crime against humanity in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. According to the Statute, extermination includes the intentional infliction of conditions of life, inter alia the deprivation of access to food and medicine, calculated to bring about the destruction of part of a population. Therefore, as long as the other requirements are met, the obstruction of humanitarian assistance could amount to a crime against humanity. 

Article 8(2)(b)(xxv), Rome Statute of the International Crimined Court. 

The entry into force of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court opens up new possibilities to bring offenders to justice. There can surely be little doubt that the wanton destruction of cultural property that we have wimessed recently constitutes a war crime within the meaning of Article 8 of the Rome Statute. Although neither Syria nor Iraq is party to the Rome Statute, the Court is able to exercise jurisdiction if the case is referred to the Prosecutor by the Security Council acting under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. In addition, a State Party to the Statute can refer a case to the Prosecutor where the alleged crime has been committed by a national of a State Party. ... 

See Article 13 of the Rome Statute. As already noted (see note 9 above) the Security Council in Resolution 2199 of 12 February 2015 has already taken some action by condemning the destruction of Iraqi and Syrian cultural heritage and prohibiting trade in illegally removed Iraqi and Syrian cultural objects (Articles 15-17). 

Early in 2014, Human Rights Watch urged the DRC to adopt new mechanisms—including the establishment of specialized mixed chambers and the adoption of legislation implementing the Rome Statute of the ICC—to prosecute war crimes, which was adopted by the Council of Ministers on April 22 and presented to the National Assembly on May 2P... 

See ICC, Pre-Trial Chamber I, Situation in the Republic of Cote d Ivoire, In the case of The Prosecutor v. Laurent Gbagbo, Decision adjourning the hearing on the confirmation of charges pursuant to article 61(7)(c)(i) of the Rome Statute , Case No. ICC-02/11-01/11 (3 June 2013), http //www.icc-cpi.mt/iccdocs/doc/docl599831.pdf (accessed 16 March 2015). 

The four-day Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, which aimed to create irreversible momentum against sexual violence in conflict and practical action that impacts those on the ground, took place in June. High-level officials of the International Criminal Court, the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute, and the Trust fund for Victims took part. In November, The Protocol on... 

Rome Statute Of The International Criminal Court, 2187 U.N.T.S. 90, Entered Into Force July 1, 2002, Article 8(2)(b)(iv). 

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Articles 25 and 27 (adopted 1998, entered into force 2002)... 

The establishment of an International Criminal Court (ICC) was confirmed in April 2002, following ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court by a required 60 countries. The UK ratified the Rome Statute in October 2001 , becoming tiie 42nd state to do so. The ICC came into existence in July 2002 and enables prosecution of human rights abusers worldwide. 

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