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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Aggression under the Rome Statute by Edited by Andreas Zimmermann Edited by Elisa Freiburg
This book analyses the crime of aggression as covered by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Starting from the legal history of its inclusion in 2010 it analyses the relevant articles 8bis 15bis and 15ter of the Rome Statuts and covers; - the definition of the crime of aggression- the exercise of jurisdiction over the crime of aggression through State referrals and the proprio motu powers of the ICC Prosecutor and- the exercise of jurisdiction over the crime of aggression through UN Security Council referrals. The book also covers developments on the crime of aggression and the ICC post-2017 and addresses the various challenges towards activating the Court’s jurisdiction.