Amending the Rome Statute to Include Illegal Use of Force as an Enumerated Crime against Humanity
Journal: ThinkTech (Texas Tech University)
Year: 2023

Amending the Rome Statute to Include Illegal Use of Force as an Enumerated Crime against Humanity examines the Rome Statute’s current gap in failing to classify the illegal use of force as a crime against humanity. The article explains that contemporary conflicts show how unlawful military aggression routinely causes widespread or systematic harm to civilians, consistent with the Statute’s underlying framework. It traces the historical development of crimes against humanity and demonstrates that