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Prosecutor v Naletelic and Martinovic ,ICTY(Trial chamber), Judgment on 31 st March 2003
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Prosecutor v. Kanarac ,ICTY (Appeals chamber )judgment on 12th june,2002
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Inspired by the Draft code of 1996,commentary on art 18,para 3
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D.Robinson ,93 American Journal of International Law (1993),p.43 at p.51;D.Robinson in F.Latanzi and W.A.
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Elements of Crimes for Art. 7(1)(b), ICC Statute, UN doc. PCNICC/2000/1/Add.2 (2000)
“knowledge”6 . The requirement that perpetrator “must know” of the acts of violence
cannot be claimed since Colonel Jingo was not aware as to the activities of HLF. In the
present case, Colonel Jingo had no intention, in relation to his conduct, to cause killing of
individuals. This is a declaratory reference to Article 30’s7 general requirement for the
mental element which is not fulfilled in the present case.
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Elements of Crimes for Art. 7(1)(b), ICC Statute
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Rome Statute art.30(1)