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Crimes Crime of Aggression
No provision.
Crimes Against Humanity
Crimes against Humanity are defined in Chapter III ("Crimes against Humanity"), Articles 13 and 15, of the Law N. VIII on Supplementary Norms on Criminal Law Matters. See:
Law N. VIII: Supplementary Norms on Criminal Law Matters. [ENG]. Vatican City State, 11Jul13 Genocide
Genocide is defined in Chapter III ("Crimes against Humanity"), Article 14, of the Law N. VIII on Supplementary Norms on Criminal Law Matters. See:
Law N. VIII: Supplementary Norms on Criminal Law Matters. [ENG]. Vatican City State, 11Jul13 War Crimes
War crimes are defined in Chapter IV ("War Crimes"), Articles 16 and 17, of the Law N. VIII on Supplementary Norms on Criminal Law Matters. See:
Law N. VIII: Supplementary Norms on Criminal Law Matters. [ENG]. Vatican City State, 11Jul13
See also:
Law N. IX: Amendments to the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure. [ENG]. Vatican City State, 11Jul13
Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction:
Law N. IX on Amendments to the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure contains the jurisdictional regime in force in The Vatican City. See:
Law N. IX: Amendments to the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure. [ENG]. Vatican City State, 11Jul13
International Criminal Court
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: The Holy See is not a state party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.* * *
Please note that The Holy See and Vatican City State are distinct entities. On occasion each of them has signed international conventions. The Holy See has Permanent Observer status with several international organizations (such as the UN, FAO and UNESCO), and is a member of others (such as IAEA, the International Atomic Energy Agency and the UNWTO, the UN World Tourism Organization). Vatican City State also participates in other organizations, among them, the Universal Postal Union (UPU), the International Organization of Satellite Telecommunications (INTELSAT) or the European Organization of Satellite Telecommunications (EUTELSAT).
Legge fondamentale dello Stato della Città del Vaticano 26 novembre 2000
The Holy See official website. [ITA]. [Last accessed 16Nov17]. [External Link]
Fundamental Law of Vatican City State
Vatican City State. [ENG]. [Last accessed 16Nov17]. [External Link to pdf document]
Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church.
The Holy See official website. [ENG]. [Last accessed 16Nov17]. [External Link]
Code of Canon Law, 1983
Canon Law Society of America via The Holy See official website. [ENG]. [Last accessed 16Nov17]. [External Link]
Laws of Vatican City State
Vatican City State. [ENG/ITA]. [Last accessed 16Nov17]. [External Link]
Principali norme di diritto universale e speciale promulgate dalla Santa Sede sin dalla promulgazione del Codice di Diritto Canonico
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce. [ITA]. [Last accessed 16Nov17]. [External Link]
Acta Apostolicae Sedis (AAS). (Official Gazette of the Holy See. In Latin)
The Holy See official website. [LAT]. [Last accessed 16Nov17]. [External Link]
Legal Guide to The Holy See (Vatican City)
(U.S. Law Library of Congress). [ENG]. [Last accessed 16Nov17]. [External Link]
List of International Humanitarian Law Treaties to which The Holy See is a State party. [ENG]
(International Committee of the Red Cross). [ENG]. [Last accessed 16Nov17]. [External Link]