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The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART ONE
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter 1 On Crimes and Sanctions for Crime

Section 2

Unless otherwise stated, an act shall be regarded as a crime only if it is committed intentionally.

If the act has been committed during self-induced intoxication or if the perpetrator has in some other way himself brought about the temporary loss of the use of his senses, this shall not cause the act to be considered non-criminal. (Law 1994:458)