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Old crimes, new states and the temporal jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court

Alexander Wills

• Journal of international criminal justice, Vol. 12, no. 3, July 2014, p. 407-435

English

This article addresses contentious questions about the International Criminal Court’s temporal jurisdiction pursuant to a declaration by a state under Article 12(3) of the Rome Statute. In particular, it argues that such declarations can be effective retroactively; that — notwithstanding the express terms of Article 12(3) — states parties can make 12(3) declarations; and that newly-created states can give the Court jurisdiction over crimes committed even before their birth.

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• Journal of international criminal justice / Académie de droit international humanitaire et de droits humains à Genève
• Journal of international criminal justice [Vol. 12, no. 3, July 2014] / Académie de droit international humanitaire et de droits humains à Genève