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The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

Chapter II
Forms of Commission of an Offence

Article 16. § 1. Preparation only occurs when the perpetrator, in order to commit a prohibited act,
undertakes activities aimed at creating the conditions for effecting an act leading directly to commission of the prohibited act, particularly when, for this purpose, he enters into an arrangement with another person, acquires or makes ready the means, gathers information or concludes a plan of action.

§ 2. Preparation is subject to a penalty only when the law so provides.

Article 17. § 1. Whoever voluntarily abandoned preparation, and particularly, when he destroyed
the prepared means or prevented them from being utilised in the future shall not be subject to penalty. In the case of entering an arrangement with another person in order to commit a prohibited act, whoever undertook an essential endeavour aimed at preventing the commission of the prohibited act, shall not be subject to penalty.

§ 2. The person to whom Article 15 § 1 applies shall not be liable to penalty for preparation.

SPECIAL PART

Chapter XVI. Offences against peace, and humanity, and war crimes

Article 117.

§ 2. Whoever makes preparation to commit the offence specified under § 1, shall be subject to the penalty of the deprivation of liberty for a minimum term of 3 years.

SPECIAL PART

Chapter XVI. Offences against peace, and humanity, and war crimes

Article 118.

§ 3. Whoever makes preparation to commit the offence specified under § 1 or 2, shall be subject to the penalty of the deprivation of liberty for a minimum term of 3 years.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

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.