Concept

Crimes of aggression

Properties

SES ID
  • 449541
Notation
  • 449541
In scheme
Broader
Definition
  • specific type of crime where a person plans, initiates, or executes an act of aggression using state military force that violates the Charter of the United Nations. The act is judged as a violation based on its character, gravity, and scale. Acts of aggression include invasion, military occupation, annexation by the use of force, bombardment, and military blockade of ports.