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Paragraph 5 General Introduction

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Grounds for excluding criminal responsibility or the absence thereof are generally not specified in the elements of crimes listed under each crime.f1

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This paragraph is without prejudice to the obligation of the Prosecutor under article 54, paragraph 1, of the Statute.

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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 facilitate the identification of the respective elements.