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PREAMBLE     [go to this PREAMBLE]
... Conscious that all peoples are united by common bonds, their cultures pieced together in a shared heritage, and concerned that this delicate mosaic may be shattered at any time, ...


ARTICLE-8: War crimes     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (c) In the case of an armed conflict not of an international character, serious violations of article 3 common to the four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, namely, any of the following acts committed against persons taking no active part in the hostilities, including members of armed forces who have laid down their arms and those placed hors de combat by sickness, wounds, detention or any other cause: ...
... (vi) Committing rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, as defined in article 7, paragraph 2 (f), enforced sterilization, and any other form of sexual violence also constituting a serious violation of article 3 common to the four Geneva Conventions; ...


ARTICLE-25: Individual criminal responsibility     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (d) In any other way contributes to the commission or attempted commission of such a crime by a group of persons acting with a common purpose. Such contribution shall be intentional and shall either: ...


ARTICLE-69: Evidence     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 6. The Court shall not require proof of facts of common knowledge but may take judicial notice of them. ...