Oxford LibGuides: International criminal law: Aggression

Crime of aggression

Fifteen years of negotiation culminated in 2010, at the Review Conference in Kampala, with amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and "Understandings" as to their meaning Resolution RC/Res.6*

Coalition for the ICC
The Coalition for the ICC is a global civil society network of over 2,500 member organizations in 150 countries. It led the successful campaign to set up the International Criminal Court for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
ICC review conference
Free resource. Archive of blog edited by William Schabas.
What exactly was agreed in Kampala on the crime of aggression?
Free resource. Article in EJIL : Talk! by Dapo Akande
ICC: Assembly of States Parties » History of the Special Workng Group on Aggression
Official website
Resolution RC/Res.6 of the Review Conference of the Rome Statute.
Official UN Treaty Office website.
The ICC Assembly of States Parties Prepares to Activate the ICC’s Jurisdiction over the Crime of Aggression: But Who Will be Covered by that Jurisdiction?
Free resource. EJIL: Talk! - Analysis by Dapo Akande June 2017
Debate Map: Ukraine Use of Force
Free resource from OUP's OPIL. The following index maps scholarly commentary on the legal arguments regarding the public international law (and some domestic constitutional law) aspects of the use of force in Ukraine, published in English language (except where stated) legal blogs and newspapers, and free content from OUP's online services. "Use this map to review scholarly arguments and to keep track of which issues have been covered and who has said what."

The subject search for SOLO is: Aggression (International law)

Max Planck Encyclopedias of International Law (MPEIL)
See entry Exercise of Jurisdiction over the Crime of Aggression: International Criminal Court (ICC)
Alternative names: Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law (MPEPIL) ; Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law (MPEiPro)

The Max Planck Encyclopedias of International Law combines the fully updated online edition of the Encyclopedia of Public International Law (MPEPIL) (originally published in print between 1991 and 2001) with the Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law (MPEiPro) which has been published (online only) since September 2019. The peer-reviewed articles in both works are updated and added to monthly.

Aggression under the Rome Statute: An Introduction by Andreas Zimmermann (Editor); Elisa Freiburg (Editor)
Call Number: Internat 750 Z73a
ISBN: 9781509924059
Publication Date: 2019
The Crime of Aggression under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court by Carrie McDougall
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link.
ISBN: 1107011094
Publication Date: 2013
Print copy is at Internat 720 M137.3a
Crime of Aggression : a Commentary by Claus Kreß (Editor); Stefan Barriga (Editor)
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link.
ISBN: 110701526X
Publication Date: 2017 (2 volumes)
Print copy is at Internat 580 K92.1a
Travaux Prèparatoires of the Crime of Aggression by Claus Kre (Editor); Stefan Barriga (Editor); Leena Grover (Assisted by)
Call Number: Holders of an Oxford SSO can read this online via title link.
ISBN: 1107639204
Publication Date: 2011
Print copy is at Internat 720 B275.5a

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