United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3314 (Definition of Aggression)

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United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3314 (Definition of Aggression) is a 1974 UN measure that provides the internationally recognized legal definition of the crime of aggression by states.

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instanceOf United Nations General Assembly resolution ⓘ
international legal instrument ⓘ
soft law document ⓘ
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptedInSession 29th session of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptedOn 1974-12-14 ⓘ
basedOn Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
clarifiesInArticle5 no territorial acquisition or special advantage resulting from aggression is or shall be recognized as lawful ⓘ
containsArticle Article 1 ⓘ
Article 10 ⓘ
Article 11 ⓘ
Article 2 ⓘ
Article 3 ⓘ
Article 4 ⓘ
Article 5 ⓘ
Article 6 ⓘ
Article 7 ⓘ
Article 8 ⓘ
Article 9 ⓘ
defines aggression ⓘ
state aggression ⓘ
definesInArticle1 aggression as the use of armed force by a State against the sovereignty, territorial integrity or political independence of another State ⓘ
hasTitle Definition of Aggression ⓘ
influenced Kampala Amendments on the crime of aggression ⓘ
linked to: Kampala Amendments

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
interprets Article 2(4) of the Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
Article 39 of the Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalNature interpretative guidance for the UN Charter ⓘ
non-binding resolution ⓘ
listsExamplesOfAggressionInArticle3 allowing territory to be used by another State for perpetrating an act of aggression against a third State ⓘ
attack on the land, sea or air forces, or marine and air fleets of another State ⓘ
blockade of the ports or coasts of a State by the armed forces of another State ⓘ
bombardment by the armed forces of a State against the territory of another State ⓘ
invasion or attack by the armed forces of a State of the territory of another State ⓘ
sending by or on behalf of a State of armed bands, groups, irregulars or mercenaries which carry out acts of armed force against another State ⓘ
use of armed forces of one State within another State in contravention of conditions agreed in a treaty ⓘ
partOf United Nations General Assembly resolutions adopted in 1974 ⓘ
resolutionNumber 3314 ⓘ
statesInArticle2 first use of armed force by a State in contravention of the UN Charter is prima facie evidence of an act of aggression ⓘ
statesInArticle5 a war of aggression is a crime against international peace ⓘ
aggression gives rise to international responsibility ⓘ
no consideration of whatever nature may serve as a justification for aggression ⓘ
statesInArticle7 nothing in the definition of aggression could in any way prejudice the right to self-determination, freedom and independence of peoples under colonial and racist regimes or other forms of alien domination ⓘ
struggle of peoples for liberation and independence is not to be considered aggression ⓘ
statesInArticle8 the Security Council may conclude that a determination of an act of aggression is not justified in light of other relevant circumstances ⓘ
the Security Council shall determine the existence of an act of aggression ⓘ
subjectMatter international peace and security ⓘ
use of force in international relations ⓘ
UNDocumentSymbol A/RES/3314 (XXIX) ⓘ
usedAsReferenceBy International Court of Justice ⓘ
United Nations Security Council ⓘ

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Article 8 bis of the Rome Statute → basedOn → United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3314 (Definition of Aggression) ⓘ
Definition of Aggression → containsClause → Security Council may determine that a finding of aggression is not justified in light of other relevant circumstances ⓘ
linked to: United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3314 (Definition of Aggression)
Article 9 (UNGA Resolution 3314) → partOf → Definition of Aggression (UNGA Resolution 3314) ⓘ
subject linked to: Article 9
linked to: United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3314 (Definition of Aggression)
Article 9 (UNGA Resolution 3314) → associatedWith → UN General Assembly Resolution 3314 (XXIX) "Definition of Aggression" ⓘ
subject linked to: Article 9
linked to: United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3314 (Definition of Aggression)