Criminal Responsibility for the Crime of Aggression - 9781138935105

Taylor & Francis

Criminal Responsibility for the Crime of AggressionAuthor(s): Patrycja Grzebyk\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138935105, 978-1138935105\nSynopsis\nSince the Nuremberg trial, the crime of aggression has been considered one of the gravest international crimes. However, since the 1940s no defendants have been charged with this crime, with some states actively opposing the notion of punishing aggression. The option of trying an individual for aggression is expressly included in the statute of the International Criminal Court. In 2010 the Assembly of States Parties adopted a definition of the crime of aggression and conditions of the exercise of jurisdiction over this crime by the Court. The Assembly also agreed that the decision on including the crime of aggression within the Courts jurisdiction would be made in 2017 at the earliest. It is still internationally debatable whether the criminalisation of aggression i.