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#crime of aggression

The planning, preparation, initiation, or execution of an act of aggression by a state leader, defined under the Rome Statute as the most serious form of the illegal use of force. Called the "supreme international crime" at Nuremberg because it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole.

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Updated May 20, 2026 Military Overreach
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Ongoing

Iran War: Crime of Aggression — War Launched Without Congressional Authorization

The United States launched a major war against Iran without congressional authorization, without a UN Security Council mandate, and while diplomatic channels remained open. Legal experts, the Brennan Center, and international law scholars have characterized the strikes as unconstitutional and as potentially meeting the definition of a crime of aggression — what the Nuremberg Tribunal called 'the supreme international crime.'

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Updated March 25, 2026 Military Overreach
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Ongoing

Operation Absolute Resolve: Unilateral US Military Intervention in Venezuela

The United States launched a unilateral military intervention in Venezuela, bombing infrastructure and capturing the sitting head of state, without Congressional authorization, UN Security Council mandate, or self-defense justification. International legal experts, the UN Secretary-General, and governments worldwide condemned the operation as a violation of the UN Charter.

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