Articles 15 bis and 15 ter of the Rome Statute

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articles of the Rome Statute legal provisions

Articles 15 bis and 15 ter of the Rome Statute are provisions that regulate the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction and procedures over the crime of aggression, including how and when investigations may be initiated.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Articles 15 bis and 15 ter of the Rome Statute canonical	3
Article 15 bis of the Rome Statute	1
Article 15 ter of the Rome Statute	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2069221 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Articles 15 bis and 15 ter of the Rome Statute
Context triple: [Article 8 bis of the Rome Statute, relatedTo, Articles 15 bis and 15 ter of the Rome Statute]

A. Article 8 bis of the Rome Statute
Article 8 bis of the Rome Statute is the provision that defines and criminalizes the crime of aggression under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
B. Article 5 of the Rome Statute
Article 5 of the Rome Statute is the provision that defines the core international crimes—genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression—over which the International Criminal Court has jurisdiction.
C. Article 8 of the Rome Statute
Article 8 of the Rome Statute defines and codifies the international crime of war crimes within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
D. Article 79 of the Rome Statute
Article 79 of the Rome Statute is the provision that establishes and governs the Trust Fund for Victims, enabling reparations and assistance to individuals harmed by crimes under the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction.
E. Rome Statute Article 42
Rome Statute Article 42 is the provision of the International Criminal Court’s founding treaty that establishes the independence, powers, and functions of the Office of the Prosecutor.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Articles 15 bis and 15 ter of the Rome Statute
Target entity description: Articles 15 bis and 15 ter of the Rome Statute are provisions that regulate the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction and procedures over the crime of aggression, including how and when investigations may be initiated.

A. Article 8 bis of the Rome Statute
Article 8 bis of the Rome Statute is the provision that defines and criminalizes the crime of aggression under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
B. Article 5 of the Rome Statute
Article 5 of the Rome Statute is the provision that defines the core international crimes—genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression—over which the International Criminal Court has jurisdiction.
C. Article 8 of the Rome Statute
Article 8 of the Rome Statute defines and codifies the international crime of war crimes within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
D. Article 79 of the Rome Statute
Article 79 of the Rome Statute is the provision that establishes and governs the Trust Fund for Victims, enabling reparations and assistance to individuals harmed by crimes under the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction.
E. Rome Statute Article 42
Rome Statute Article 42 is the provision of the International Criminal Court’s founding treaty that establishes the independence, powers, and functions of the Office of the Prosecutor.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	articles of the Rome Statute ⓘ legal provisions ⓘ
adoptedAt	Kampala Review Conference of the Rome Statute ⓘ linked to: Kampala Review Conference
adoptedOn	2010 ⓘ
aimTo	balance State sovereignty with accountability for the crime of aggression ⓘ integrate the crime of aggression into the Rome Statute system ⓘ
allocateRoleTo	United Nations Security Council in relation to the crime of aggression ⓘ
allow	the ICC Prosecutor to proceed with an investigation of aggression in certain circumstances absent a Security Council determination ⓘ
applyTo	States Parties to the Rome Statute ⓘ
areCitedIn	ICC Assembly of States Parties resolutions on the crime of aggression ⓘ linked to: Resolution RC/Res.6 on the crime of aggression international criminal law scholarship on aggression ⓘ
clarify	that jurisdiction over aggression is subject to additional conditions beyond those for other core crimes ⓘ
complement	Article 8 bis of the Rome Statute ⓘ
concern	crime of aggression ⓘ
define	preconditions for the ICC to investigate the crime of aggression ⓘ procedural framework for initiating investigations into the crime of aggression ⓘ
distinguishBetween	State referrals and proprio motu investigations regarding aggression ⓘ situations involving Security Council referrals and situations without Security Council referrals ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn	17 July 2018 ⓘ
establish	time limits for Security Council consideration of alleged acts of aggression ⓘ
interpretationGuidedBy	Elements of Crimes for the crime of aggression ⓘ linked to: Elements of Crimes of the International Criminal Court
jurisdiction	International Criminal Court ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalSystem	international law ⓘ
limit	situations in which the ICC may exercise jurisdiction over the crime of aggression ⓘ
linkedTo	Article 121 of the Rome Statute on amendments ⓘ Article 5 of the Rome Statute on core crimes ⓘ Kampala amendments on the crime of aggression ⓘ linked to: Kampala Amendments
operateWithin	complementarity framework of the Rome Statute ⓘ
partOf	Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
presuppose	that national jurisdictions have primary responsibility to prosecute the crime of aggression ⓘ
provide	procedures when the Security Council determines an act of aggression ⓘ procedures when the Security Council does not determine an act of aggression within a specified time ⓘ
reference	Article 8 bis definition of the crime of aggression ⓘ
regulate	jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court over the crime of aggression ⓘ procedures of the International Criminal Court regarding the crime of aggression ⓘ
require	activation decision by States Parties for ICC aggression jurisdiction ⓘ ratification or acceptance of the Kampala amendments on the crime of aggression by States Parties for jurisdiction to apply to them ⓘ that the crime of aggression be committed by a person in a leadership position ⓘ
restrict	exercise of aggression jurisdiction over nationals and territory of non-States Parties ⓘ exercise of aggression jurisdiction when a State Party has lodged an opt-out declaration ⓘ
subjectMatter	conditions for exercise of ICC jurisdiction over the crime of aggression ⓘ
subjectTo	opt-out declarations by States Parties regarding aggression jurisdiction ⓘ
wereResultOf	negotiations among States Parties at Kampala ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Article 8 bis of the Rome Statute → relatedTo → Articles 15 bis and 15 ter of the Rome Statute ⓘ

Resolution RC/Res.6 → amends → Articles 15 bis and 15 ter of the Rome Statute ⓘ

Kampala Review Conference → introducedArticle → Articles 15 bis and 15 ter of the Rome Statute ⓘ

Resolution RC/Res.6 on the crime of aggression → addsArticle → Article 15 bis of the Rome Statute ⓘ

linked to: Articles 15 bis and 15 ter of the Rome Statute

Resolution RC/Res.6 on the crime of aggression → addsArticle → Article 15 ter of the Rome Statute ⓘ