Elements of Crimes of the International Criminal Court

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International Criminal Court document legal instrument treaty implementation text

The Elements of Crimes of the International Criminal Court is an official legal instrument that clarifies and specifies the constituent elements of each crime under the ICC’s jurisdiction to guide interpretation, prosecution, and adjudication.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Elements of Crimes of the International Criminal Court canonical	7
Elements of Crimes for the crime of aggression	2
Elements of Crimes adopted by the Assembly of States Parties in 2002	1
Elements of Crimes for genocide	1
Elements of Crimes to be consistent with the Rome Statute	1
ICC Elements of Crimes	1
Rome Statute provisions on the crime of aggression	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3036958 — 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: Elements of Crimes of the International Criminal Court
Context triple: [Article 6 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, interpretedInLightOf, Elements of Crimes of the International Criminal Court]

A. Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Court
The Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Court are a comprehensive legal framework that governs how the Court conducts its investigations, trials, and appeals, detailing the rights of participants and the handling of evidence in cases of international crimes.
B. Judicial Divisions of the International Criminal Court
The Judicial Divisions of the International Criminal Court are the court’s three branches of judges—Pre-Trial, Trial, and Appeals—responsible for conducting proceedings and delivering decisions in cases of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and aggression.
C. Association of International Criminal Law Institutions
The Association of International Criminal Law Institutions is an umbrella organization that brings together key international criminal justice bodies and related institutions to promote cooperation, dialogue, and the development of international criminal law.
D. Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the foundational international treaty that established the ICC and defines its jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
E. Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court
The Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court is a multilateral treaty that grants the ICC, its officials, staff, and certain participants the legal protections and immunities necessary for the Court to operate independently and effectively in member states.
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: Elements of Crimes of the International Criminal Court
Target entity description: The Elements of Crimes of the International Criminal Court is an official legal instrument that clarifies and specifies the constituent elements of each crime under the ICC’s jurisdiction to guide interpretation, prosecution, and adjudication.

A. Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Court
The Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Court are a comprehensive legal framework that governs how the Court conducts its investigations, trials, and appeals, detailing the rights of participants and the handling of evidence in cases of international crimes.
B. Judicial Divisions of the International Criminal Court
The Judicial Divisions of the International Criminal Court are the court’s three branches of judges—Pre-Trial, Trial, and Appeals—responsible for conducting proceedings and delivering decisions in cases of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and aggression.
C. Association of International Criminal Law Institutions
The Association of International Criminal Law Institutions is an umbrella organization that brings together key international criminal justice bodies and related institutions to promote cooperation, dialogue, and the development of international criminal law.
D. Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the foundational international treaty that established the ICC and defines its jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.
E. Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court
The Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court is a multilateral treaty that grants the ICC, its officials, staff, and certain participants the legal protections and immunities necessary for the Court to operate independently and effectively in member states.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	International Criminal Court document ⓘ legal instrument ⓘ treaty implementation text ⓘ
adoptedBy	Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute ⓘ
adoptedUnder	Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
adoptionYear	2002 ⓘ
applicableIn	proceedings before the International Criminal Court ⓘ
appliesTo	crime of aggression ⓘ crimes against humanity ⓘ genocide ⓘ war crimes ⓘ
bindingOn	International Criminal Court ⓘ
clarifies	interpretation of specific crime definitions in the Rome Statute ⓘ requirements for individual criminal responsibility under the Rome Statute ⓘ
clarifiesFor	States Parties to the Rome Statute ⓘ national prosecutors applying Rome Statute crimes domestically ⓘ
defines	contextual elements of ICC crimes ⓘ material elements of ICC crimes ⓘ mental elements of ICC crimes ⓘ
enteredIntoForceYear	2002 ⓘ
governingBody	Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute ⓘ
hasSection	elements of crimes against humanity ⓘ elements of the crime of aggression ⓘ elements of the crime of genocide ⓘ elements of war crimes ⓘ
hasTitle	Elements of Crimes ⓘ
jurisdiction	International Criminal Court ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalBasis	Article 9 of the Rome Statute ⓘ
purpose	to clarify the constituent elements of crimes under ICC jurisdiction ⓘ to guide adjudication of crimes by ICC judges ⓘ to guide interpretation of crimes under the Rome Statute ⓘ to guide prosecution before the International Criminal Court ⓘ
relatedTo	Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ⓘ Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Court ⓘ
scope	substantive criminal law of the ICC ⓘ
shortName	ICC Elements of Crimes ⓘ linked to: Elements of Crimes of the International Criminal Court
status	in force ⓘ
subjectMatter	international criminal law ⓘ
typeOfNorm	interpretative aid to the Rome Statute ⓘ
usedBy	ICC Chambers ⓘ linked to: ICC Chambers (in judicial proceedings) ICC Prosecutor ⓘ linked to: Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court defence counsel before the ICC ⓘ victims’ legal representatives before the ICC ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

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

Article 6 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court → interpretedInLightOf → Elements of Crimes of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Jurisdiction, Complementarity and Cooperation Division → appliesLegalFramework → Elements of Crimes of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Prosecution Division → usesLegalFramework → Elements of Crimes of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

ICC Chambers → appliesLaw → Elements of Crimes of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

subject linked to: ICC Chambers (in judicial proceedings)

Judiciary of the International Criminal Court → appliesLaw → Elements of Crimes of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Judiciary of the International Criminal Court → interprets → Elements of Crimes of the International Criminal Court ⓘ

Articles 15 bis and 15 ter of the Rome Statute → interpretationGuidedBy → Elements of Crimes for the crime of aggression ⓘ