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Schedule Elements of CrimesI1F1

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Explanatory note: The structure of the elements of the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes follows the structure of the corresponding provisions of articles 6, 7 and 8 of the Rome Statute. Some paragraphs of those articles of the Rome Statute list multiple crimes. In those instances, the elements of crimes appear in separate paragraphs which correspond to each of those crimes to facilitiate the identification of the respective elements.

Contents
General introduction…
Article 6: Genocide
Introduction…
6(a)Genocide by killing…
6(b)Genocide by causing serious bodily or mental harm…
6(c)Genocide by deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about physical destruction…
6(d)Genocide by imposing measures intended to prevent births…
6(e)Genocide by forcibly transferring children…
Article 7: Crimes against humanity
Introduction…
7(1)(a)Crime against humanity of murder…
7(1)(b)Crime against humanity of extermination…
7(1)(c)Crime against humanity of enslavement…
7(1)(d)Crime against humanity of deportation or forcible transfer of population…
7(1)(e)Crime against humanity of imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical liberty…
7(1)(f)Crime against humanity of torture…
7(1)(g)–1Crime against humanity of rape…
7(1)(g)–2Crime against humanity of sexual slavery…
7(1)(g)–3Crime against humanity of enforced prostitution…
7(1)(g)–4Crime against humanity of forced pregnancy…
7(1)(g)–5Crime against humanity of enforced sterilization…
7(1)(g)–6Crime against humanity of sexual violence…
7(1)(h)Crime against humanity of persecution…
7(1)(i)Crime against humanity of enforced disappearance of persons…
7(1)(j)Crime against humanity of apartheid…
7(1)(k)Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts…
Article 8: War crimes
Introduction…
Article 8(2)(a)
8(2)(a)(i)War crime of wilful killing…
8(2)(a)(ii)–1War crime of torture…
8(2)(a)(ii)–2War crime of inhuman treatment…
8(2)(a)(ii)–3War crime of biological experiments…
8(2)(a)(iii)War crime of wilfully causing great suffering…
8(2)(a)(iv)War crime of destruction and appropriation of property…
8(2)(a)(v)War crime of compelling service in hostile forces…
8(2)(a)(vi)War crime of denying a fair trial…
8(2)(a)(vii)–1War crime of unlawful deportation and transfer…
8(2)(a)(vii)–2War crime of unlawful confinement…
8(2)(a)(viii)War crime of taking hostages…
Article 8(2)(b)
8(2)(b)(i)War crime of attacking civilians…
8(2)(b)(ii)War crime of attacking civilian objects…
8(2)(b)(iii)War crime of attacking personnel or objects involved in a humanitarian assistance or peacekeeping mission…
8(2)(b)(iv)War crime of excessive incidental death, injury, or damage…
8(2)(b)(v)War crime of attacking undefended places…
8(2)(b)(vi)War crime of killing or wounding a person hors de combat…
8(2)(b)(vii)–1War crime of improper use of a flag of truce…
8(2)(b)(vii)–2War crime of improper use of a flag, insignia or uniform of the hostile party…
8(2)(b)(vii)–3War crime of improper use of a flag, insignia or uniform of the United Nations…
8(2)(b)(vii)–4War crime of improper use of the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions…
8(2)(b)(viii)The transfer, directly or indirectly, by the Occupying Power of parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies, or the deportation or transfer of all or parts of the population of the occupied territory within or outside this territory…
8(2)(b)(ix)War crime of attacking protected objects…
8(2)(b)(x)–1War crime of mutilation…
8(2)(b)(x)–2War crime of medical or scientific experiments…
8(2)(b)(xi)War crime of treacherously killing or wounding…
8(2)(b)(xii)War crime of denying quarter…
8(2)(b)(xiii)War crime of destroying or seizing the enemy’s property…
8(2)(b)(xiv)War crime of depriving the nationals of the hostile power of rights or actions…
8(2)(b)(xv)War crime of compelling participation in military operations…
8(2)(b)(xvi)War crime of pillaging…
8(2)(b)(xvii)War crime of employing poison or poisoned weapons…
8(2)(b)(xviii)War crime of employing prohibited gases, liquids, materials or devices…
8(2)(b)(xix)War crime of employing prohibited bullets…
8(2)(b)(xx)War crime of employing weapons, projectiles or materials or methods of warfare listed in the Annex to the Statute…
8(2)(b)(xxi)War crime of outrages upon personal dignity…
8(2)(b)(xxii)–1War crime of rape…
8(2)(b)(xxii)–2War crime of sexual slavery…
8(2)(b)(xxiii)–3War crime of enforced prostitution…
8(2)(b)(xxii)–4War crime of forced pregnancy…
8(2)(b)(xxii)–5War crime of enforced sterilization…
8(2)(b)(xxii)–6War crime of sexual violence…
8(2)(b)(xxiii)War crime of using protected persons as shields…
8(2)(b)(xxiv)War crime of attacking objects or persons using the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions…
8(2)(b)(xxv)War crime of starvation as a method of warfare…
8(2)(b)(xxvi)War crime of using, conscripting or enlisting children…
Article 8(2)(c)
8(2)(c)(i)–1War crime of murder…
8(2)(c)(i)–2War crime of mutilation…
8(2)(c)(i)–3War crime of cruel treatment…
8(2)(c)(i)–4War crime of torture…
8(2)(c)(ii)War crime of outrages upon personal dignity…
8(2)(c)(iii)War crime of taking hostages…
8(2)(c)(iv)War crime of sentencing or execution without due process…
Article 8(2)(e)
8(2)(e)(i)War crime of attacking civilians…
8(2)(e)(ii)War crime of attacking objects or persons using the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions…
8(2)(e)(iii)War crime of attacking personnel or objects involved in a humanitarian assistance or peacekeeping mission…
8(2)(e)(iv)War crime of attacking protected objects…
8(2)(e)(v)War crime of pillaging…
8(2)(e)(vi)–1War crime of rape…
8(2)(e)(vi)–2War crime of sexual slavery…
8(2)(e)(vi)–3War crime of enforced prostitution…
8(2)(e)(vi)–4War crime of forced pregnancy…
8(2)(e)(vi)–5War crime of enforced sterilization…
8(2)(e)(vi)–6War crime of sexual violence…
8(2)(e)(vii)War crime of using, conscripting and enlisting children…
8(2)(e)(viii)War crime of displacing civilians…
8(2)(e)(ix)War crime of treacherously killing or wounding…
8(2)(e)(x)War crime of denying quarter…
8(2)(e)(xi)–1War crime of mutiliation…
8(2)(e)(xi)–2War crime of medical or scientific experiments…
8(2)(e)(xii)War crime of destroying or seizing the enemy’s property…
  1. Elements of crimes
  2. Article 6Genocide
  3. Article 6(a)Genocide by killing
  4. Article 6(b)Genocide by causing serious bodily or mental harm
  5. Article 6(c)Genocide by deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about physical destruction
  6. Article 6(d)Genocide by imposing measures intended to prevent births
  7. Article 6(e)Genocide by forcibly transferring children
  8. Article 7Crimes against humanity
  9. Article 7(1)(a)Crime against humanity of murder
  10. Article 7(1)(b)Crime against humanity of extermination
  11. Article 7(1)(c)Crime against humanity of enslavement
  12. Article 7(1)(d)Crime against humanity of deportation or forcible transfer of population
  13. Article 7(1)(e)Crime against humanity of imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical liberty
  14. Article 7(1)(f)Crime against humanity of torture
  15. Article 7(1)(g)–1Crime against humanity of rape
  16. Article 7(1)(g)–2Crime against humanity of sexual slavery
  17. Article 7(1)(g)–3Crime against humanity of enforced prostitution
  18. Article 7(1)(g)–4Crime against humanity of forced pregnancy
  19. Article 7(1)(g)–5Crime against humanity of enforced sterilization
  20. Article 7(1)(g)–6Crime against humanity of sexual violence
  21. Article 7(1)(h)Crime against humanity of persecution
  22. Article 7(1)(i)Crime against humanity of enforced disappearance of persons
  23. Article 7(1)(j)Crime against humanity of apartheid
  24. Article 7(1)(k)Crime against humanity of other inhumane acts
  25. Article 8War crimes
  26. Article 8(2)(a)Article 8(2)(a)(i)
  27. Article 8(2)(a)(ii)–1War crime of torture
  28. Article 8(2)(a)(iii)–2War crime of inhuman treatment
  29. Article 8(2)(a)(ii)–3War crime of biological experiments
  30. Article 8(2)(a)(iii)War crime of wilfully causing great suffering
  31. Article 8(2)(a)(iv)War crime of destruction and appropriation of property
  32. Article 8(2)(a)(v)War crime of compelling service in hostile forces
  33. Article 8(2)(a)(vi)War crime of denying a fair trial
  34. Article 8(2)(a)(vii)–1War crime of unlawful deportation and transfer
  35. Article 8(2)(a)(vii)–2War crime of unlawful confinement
  36. Article 8(2)(a)(viii)War crime of taking hostages
  37. Article 8(2)(b)Article 8(2)(b)(i)
  38. Article 8(2)(b)(ii)War crime of attacking civilian objects
  39. Article 8(2)(b)(iii)War crime of attacking personnel or objects involved in a humanitarian assistance or peacekeeping mission
  40. Article 8(2)(b)(iv)War crime of excessive incidental death, injury or damage
  41. Article 8(2)(b)(v)War crime of attacking undefended places
  42. Article 8(2)(b)(vi)War crime of killing or wounding a person hors de combat
  43. Article 8(2)(b)(vii)–1War crime of improper use of a flag of truce
  44. Article 8(2)(b)(vii)–2War crime of improper use of a flag, insignia or uniform of the hostile party
  45. Article 8(2)(b)(vii)–3War crime of improper use of a flag, insignia or uniform of the United Nations
  46. Article 8(2)(b)(vii)–4War crime of improper use of the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions
  47. Article 8(2)(b)(viii)The transfer, directly or indirectly, by the Occupying Power of parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies, or the deportation or transfer of all or parts of the population of the occupied territory within or outside this territory
  48. Article 8(2)(b)(ix)War crime of attacking protected objects
  49. Article 8(2)(b)(x)–1War crime of mutilation
  50. Article 8(2)(b)(x)–2War crime of medical or scientific experiments
  51. Article 8(2)(b)(xi)War crime of treacherously killing or wounding
  52. Article 8(2)(b)(xii)War crime of denying quarter
  53. Article 8(2)(b)(xiii)War crime of destroying or seizing the enemy’s property
  54. Article 8(2)(b)(xiv)War crime of depriving the nationals of the hostile power of rights or actions
  55. Article 8(2)(b)(xv)War crime of compelling participation in military operations
  56. Article 8(2)(b)(xvi)War crime of pillaging
  57. Article 8(2)(b)(xvii)War crime of employing poison or poisoned weapons
  58. Article 8(2)(b)(xviii)War crime of employing prohibited gases, liquids, materials or devices
  59. Article 8(2)(b)(xix)War crime of employing prohibited bullets
  60. Article 8(2)(b)(xx)War crime of employing weapons, projectiles or materials or methods of warfare listed in the Annex to the Statute
  61. Article 8(2)(b)(xxi)War crime of outrages upon personal dignity
  62. Article 8(2)(b)(xxii)–1War crime of rape
  63. Article 8(2)(b)(xxii)–2War crime of sexual slavery
  64. Article 8(2)(b)(xxii)–3War crime of enforced prostitution
  65. Article 8(2)(b)(xxii)–4War crime of forced pregnancy
  66. Article 8(2)(b)(xxii)–5War crime of enforced sterilization
  67. Article 8(2)(b)(xxii)–6War crime of sexual violence
  68. Article 8(2)(b)(xxiii)War crime of using protected persons as shields
  69. Article 8(2)(b)(xxiv)War crime of attacking objects or persons using the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions
  70. Article 8(2)(b)(xxv)War crime of starvation as a method of warfare
  71. Article 8(2)(b)(xxvi)War crime of using, conscripting or enlisting children
  72. Article 8(2)(c)Article 8(2)(c)(i)–1
  73. Article 8(2)(c)(i)–2War crime of mutilation
  74. Article 8(2)(c)(i)–3War crime of cruel treatment
  75. Article 8(2)(c)(i)–4War crime of torture
  76. Article 8(2)(c)(ii)War crime outrages upon personal dignity
  77. Article 8(2)(c)(iii)War crime of taking hostages
  78. Article 8(2)(c)(iv)War crime of sentencing or execution without due process
  79. Article 8(2)(e)Article 8(2)(e)(i)
  80. Article 8(2)(e)(ii)War crime of attacking objects or persons using the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions
  81. Article 8(2)(e)(iii)War crime of attacking personnel or objects involved in a humanitarian assistance or peacekeeping mission
  82. Article 8(2)(e)(iv)War crime of attacking protected objects
  83. Article 8(2)(e)(v)War crime of pillaging
  84. Article 8(2)(e)(vi)–1War crime of rape
  85. Article 8(2)(e)(vi)–2War crime of sexual slavery
  86. Article 8(2)(e)(vi)–3War crime of enforced prostitution
  87. Article 8(2)(e)(vi)–4War crime of forced pregnancy
  88. Article 8(2)(e)(vi)–5War crime of enforced sterilization
  89. Article 8(2)(e)(vi)–6War crime of sexual violence
  90. Article 8(2)(e)(vii)War crime of using, conscripting and enlisting children
  91. Article 8(2)(e)(viii)War crime of displacing civilians
  92. Article 8(2)(e)(ix)War crime of treacherously killing or wounding
  93. Article 8(2)(e)(x)War crime of denying quarter
  94. Article 8(2)(e)(xi)–1War crime of mutilation
  95. Article 8(2)(e)(xi)–2War crime of medical or scientific experiments
  96. Article 8(2)(e)(xii)War crime of destroying or seizing the enemy’s property

Annotations

Textual amendments

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Regulations revoked (E.W.N.I.) (4.5.2004) by The International Criminal Court Act 2001 (Elements of Crimes) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/1080), regs. 1(1), 3

Commencement

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Sch. in force at 1.9.2001, see reg. 1(1)