'Joint commission' in document 'Kiribati - Penal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART V
PARTIES TO OFFENCES

Offences committed by joint offenders in prosecution of common purpose
22. When 2 or more persons form a common intention to prosecute an unlawful purpose in conjunction with one another, and in the prosecution of such purpose an offence is committed of such a nature that its commission was a probable consequence the prosecution of such purpose, each of them is deemed to have committed the offence.

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:
(a) Commits such a crime, whether as an individual, jointly with another or through another person, regardless of whether that other person is criminally responsible.