http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/17/section/56International Criminal Court Act 2001An Act to give effect to the Statute of the International Criminal Court; to provide for offences under the law of England and Wales and Northern Ireland corresponding to offences within the jurisdiction of that Court; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-02-02Expert Participation2024-01-04Part 5 Offences under domestic law England and Wales
56 Saving for general principles of liability, etc1

In determining whether an offence under this Part has been committed the court shall apply the principles of the law of England and Wales.

2

Nothing in this Part shall be read as restricting the operation of any enactment or rule of law relating to—

a

the extra-territorial application of offences (including offences under this Part), or

b

offences ancillary to offences under this Part (wherever committed).

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Saving for general principles of liability,
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