Part 5—Offences under domestic law
(6) The relevant provisions of the articles of the ICC Statute referred to this section are set out in Schedule 8 to this Act.No account shall be taken for the purposes of this Part of any provision of those articles omitted from the text set out in that Schedule.
England and Wales
51Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
(1) It is an offence against the law of England and Wales for a person to commit genocide, a crime against humanity or a war crime.
(2) This section applies to acts committed—
- (a) in England or Wales, or
- (b) outside the United Kingdom by a United Kingdom national, a United Kingdom resident or a person subject to UK service jurisdiction.
52Conduct ancillary to genocide, etc. committed outside jurisdiction
(1) It is an offence against the law of England and Wales for a person to engage in conduct ancillary to an act to which this section applies.
(2) This section applies to an act that if committed in England or Wales would constitute—
- (a) an offence under section 51 (genocide, crime against humanity or war crime), or
- (b) an offence under this section,but which, being committed (or intended to be committed) outside England and Wales, does not constitute such an offence.
(3) The reference in subsection (1) to conduct ancillary to such an act is to conduct that would constitute an ancillary offence in relation to that act if the act were committed in England or Wales.
(4) This section applies where the conduct in question consists of or includes an act committed—
- (a) in England or Wales, or
- (b) outside the United Kingdom by a United Kingdom national, a United Kingdom resident or a person subject to UK service jurisdiction.
53Trial and punishment of main offences
(1) The following provisions apply in relation to—
- (a) offences under section 51 (genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes),
- (b) offences under section 52 (conduct ancillary to genocide, etc. committed outside jurisdiction), and
- (c) offences ancillary to an offence within paragraph (a) or (b) above.
(2) The offence is triable only on indictment.
(3) Proceedings for an offence shall not be instituted except by or with the consent of the Attorney General.
