Chapter 1
Definitions, Objects and Interpretation of an Act (ss 1-3)

1 Definitions

'crime' means the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes

Chapter 1
Definitions, Objects and Interpretation of an Act (ss 1-3)

1 Definitions

'genocide' means any conduct referred to in Part 1 of Schedule 1

Chapter 5
Miscellaneous

Schedule 1
Crimes

Part 1
Genocide

'Genocide' means any of the following conduct committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group, as such:

(a) Killing members of the group;

(b) causing serious bodily harm or mental harm to members of the group;

(c) deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;

(d) imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group; or

(e) forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.

Article 5
Crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court
1. The jurisdiction of the Court shall be limited to the most serious crimes of concern to the
international community as a whole. The Court has jurisdiction in accordance with this Statute
with respect to the following crimes:
(a) The crime of genocide

Article 6
Genocide
For the purpose of this Statute, "genocide" means any of the following acts committed with
intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
(a) Killing members of the group;
(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its
physical destruction in whole or in part;
(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.