The Travaux Préparatoires of the Crime of Aggression.

Cover; THE TRAVAUX PRÉPARATOIRES OF THE CRIME OF AGGRESSION; CRIME OF AGGRESSION LIBRARY; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Table of documents; I: Introduction to the negotiation history; Negotiating the Amendments on the crime of aggression; A. Introduction; B. The end of Rome, the beginning of Kampala; C. The PrepComm prepares a basis for negotiation; I. Discussions on the definition of the crime of aggression; II. Fitting the crime of aggression into the Statute; III. Discussions on the conditions for the exercise of jurisdiction; IV. Passing the torch.

D. The Special Working Group: progress on technical issues and a breakthrough on the definitionI. Working methods; 1. The Princeton Process; 2. A constructive work environment; 3. A thematic, focused approach; 4. A new factor in the negotiations: the Rome Statute; II. Embedding the crime of aggression in the Rome Statute; 1. Scanning the Rome Statute for aggression-specific problems; 2. Articles 28 and 33: command responsibility and superior orders; III. An agreed definition of the individual crime of aggression; 1. Defining the conduct of the primary perpetrator.

2. The leadership requirement3. Individual attempt; IV. An agreed definition of the State act of aggression; 1. Specific versus generic definition; 2. The reference to GA Resolution 3314; 3. The nature of the list of acts: open, closed, or in between; 4. The threshold clause; V. Progress on certain aspects of the Security Council's role; 1. Security Council determination not binding on the Court; 2. All three trigger mechanisms apply; 3. Security Council must be given an opportunity to determine aggression; 4. Prosecution of other crimes not affected by the crime of aggression.

VI. Options and Compromise Ideas for the Jurisdictional Filter1. Exclusive Security Council filter: Alternative 1; 2. Primary, but not exclusive, Security Council filter: Alternative 2; VII. A complex discussion on entry-into-force procedures; 1. The 121(4) model -- a unified regime for all; 2. The 121(5) model -- an opt-in regime for States Parties; 3. The 'adoption-only' model -- a literal reading of articles 5(2) and 12(1); 4. Consequences of article 121(5), second sentence; E. the intermediate period, 2009-2010; I. Redefining outstanding questions; 1. The question of State consent.

2. The question of jurisdictional filtersII. The United States returns to the table; III. Counting the votes on the big questions; F.A historic compromise at the 2010 Review Conference; I. The First Conference Room Paper; II. The Second Conference Room Paper; III. The Third Conference Room Paper; IV. A compromise between ABS and Canada; V. The President's First Paper; VI. The President's Second Paper; VII. The President's Third Paper; VIII. The President's Final Compromise Proposal; Negotiating the Elements of the crime of aggression; A. Introduction.

B. Consideration in the PrepComm, 1999-2002.

Travaux Préparatoires of the 2010 amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on the crime of aggression.

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