Adopted at the 3rd plenary meeting, on 9 September 2002, by consensus

The Assembly of States Parties,

Recalling paragraph 2 of article 5 of the Rome Statute,

Recalling also paragraph 7 of resolution F, adopted by the United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court on 17 July 1998,

Desirous of continuing and completing the work on the crime of aggression,

1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court on the crime of aggression;

2. Decides to establish a special working group on the crime of aggression, open on an equal footing to all States Members of the United Nations or members of specialized agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency, for the purpose of elaborating proposals for a provision on aggression in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 5 of the Statute and paragraph 7 of resolution F adopted by the United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court on 17 July 1998;

3. Decides also that the special working group shall submit such proposals to the Assembly for its consideration at a Review Conference, with a view to arriving at an acceptable provision on the crime of aggression for inclusion in the Statute in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Statute;