List of issues related to the crime of aggression

The 2004 intersessional meeting revised the list of issues to be addressed in developing proposals for a provision on aggression in accordance with article 5, paragraph 2, of the Rome Statute. Since it was understood that the list is non-exhaustive, participants might want to add further elements to the list or to revise existing elements.

Issues discussed at the 2004 meeting requiring further consideration

The conclusions of the 2004 meeting can be broadly divided into three categories: (a) On a number of issues the meeting concluded that the relevant provisions of the Rome Statute were adequate or did not pose problems specific to the crime of aggression; (b) on some issues the meeting reached general agreement and in some cases also recommended that the issue be revisited once agreement had been reached on the definition of aggression; and (c) on some issues divergent views were offered and there was no agreement; further consideration is thus required.