(Pre)determining the crime of aggression: has the time come to allow the International Criminal Court its freedom? From: Albany Law Review | Date: January 1, 2008| Author: Lavers, Troy | COPYRIGHT 2008 Albany Law School. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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The Assembly of States Party of the International Criminal Court is currently discussing the crime of aggression. It was postponed during the negotiations for the Treaty of Rome because of the contentious nature of the crime, jurisdiction and trigger mechanisms. One of the present discussion points includes the requirement of the Security Council to make a determination of an act of aggression before the International Criminal Court can have jurisdiction over th...

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