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According To Bembo Case
According To Bembo Case
degrees of dolus. Dolus directus in the first degree that requires that the accused knows
that his acts would purposely fulfill all the material elements that would result to a crime.
On the other hand, dolus directus in the second degrees does not require an accused to
have the actual will or intent it is enough that his aware that such acts of him would
eventually result to a crime.
It is thus evident that for a person to be charge of crimes contemplated in the ICC
statutes, the awareness that his or her acts or omission will cause the undesired proscribed
consequences.
With respect to dolus eventualis as the third form of dolo, the Bembo case state
that:
The above quoted statement indicates that unlike other degree of dolus, dolus eventualis
requires a higher level of consideration in terms of its interpretation.
The Chamber has to be satisfied that the perpetrator meant to cause death or was aware that death
"will occur in the ordinary course of events" required by article 30(2)(b) of the Statute. In the case of
murder as a crime against humanity, the intent can be inferred from the use of a firearm against
unarmed persons.