The classification of attacks by transnational terrorist groups as a crime under the Rome Statute

This chapter argues that the International Criminal Court would not be an efficient accountability mechanism for prosecuting attacks perpetrated by transnational terrorist groups. It is still necessary to understand if their acts constitute an international crime within the current wording of the Rome Statute. The chapter evaluates the categorisation of attacks by transnational terrorist groups as an international crime. It briefly examines the categorisation of attacks by transnational terrorist groups as an act of genocide under Article 6 of the Rome Statute. The chapter also examines the categorisation of terrorist attacks as a war crime and a crime against humanity. The classification of attacks by transnational terrorist groups under the current wording of the Rome Statute remains a highly contested area, and determining what constitutes an 'international crime' from either a legal or non-legal perspective can be challenging.