GENERAL PART

Chapter II
Forms of Commission of an Offence

Article 13 § 1. Whoever with the intent to commit a prohibited act, directly attempts its
commission through his conduct which, subsequently however does not take place, shall be held liable
for an attempt.

§ 2. An attempt also occurs when the perpetrator is not himself aware of the fact that committing
it is impossible because of the lack of a suitable object on which to perpetrate the prohibited act or
because of the use of means not suitable for perpetrating this prohibited act.

Article 14 § 1. The court shall impose a penalty for an attempt within the limits of the penalty
provided for the given offence.

§ 2. In the case specified in Article 13 § 2 the court may apply extraordinary mitigation of
punishment or even renounce its imposition.

Article 25
Individual criminal responsibility
3. In accordance with this Statute, a person shall be criminally responsible and liable for punishment for a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court if that person:
(f) Attempts to commit such a crime by taking action that commences its execution by means of a substantial step, but the crime does not occur because of circumstances independent of the person's intentions. However, a person who abandons the effort to commit the crime or otherwise prevents the completion of the crime shall not be liable for punishment under this Statute for the attempt to commit that crime if that person completely and voluntarily gave up the criminal purpose.