Domestic implementation of international criminal law
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Domestic Legislation | Resources and Links
Crimes Crime of Aggression
No specific provision found.
Crimes Against Humanity
No specific provision found.
Genocide
No specific provision found.
War Crimes
Article 41 of the Military Criminal Code [Full text in Arabic available under the "Resources and Links" Section below] considers the following acts of torture and ill-treatment as war crimes if committed during an armed conflict:
According to Article 44 of the Military Criminal Code, Article 41 is not limited to military personnel, but applies equally to civilians.
- Torture and ill-treatment
- Wilfully causing great suffering;
- Serious physical or mental injury;
- Any commission or omission that affects physical or mental integrity of protected persons who are detained or deprived of their liberty
Additional documents regarding war crimes:
The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Law.
The National Committee for Demining and Rehabilitation, Amman, Jordan, April 2008. [ENG]
Amended Law of the Jordan National Red Crescent Society for the year 2009.
Law No. 3/2009, Official Gazette No. 4945, 4 January 2009. [ENG]
Jurisdiction Jurisdiction is provided for under Articles 7 and 10 of the Penal Code of Jordan of 1960 [Full text in Arabic available under the "Resources and Links" Section below]. Article 7 states that the provisions of the Code shall apply to any person who commits a crime within the Kingdom of Jordan, either foreigner or national. Article 10 gives domestic courts jurisdiction over crimes committed abroad by nationals.
International Criminal Court
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan signed the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on 07 October 1998 and deposited its instrument of ratification on 11 April 2002.
Upon ratification the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan made the following interpretative declaration:"The Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan hereby declares that nothing under its national law including the Constitution, is inconsistent with the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. As such, it interprets such national law as giving effect to the full application of the Rome Statute and the exercise of relevant jurisdiction thereunder."
Law No. 12 of 2002 (Official Gazette, No. 4539, 2002) incorporated the Rome Statute into the Jordanian legal system. [Document not found. Please contact intlaw@derechos.org with any information concerning the document or a possible source.]
Constitution of Jordan. (1952 with Amendments through 2011).
Comparative Constitutions Project, University of Texas at Austin. [ENG]. [Last accessed 28Oct17]. [External Link to pdf document]
Jordan Penal Code. (1960, as amended by the Law No. 8 of 2011)
World Intellectual Property Organization. [Last accessed 26Oct17]. [ARA]. [External Link to pdf document]
Military Criminal Code, 2006. (Law No. 58 of 2006, Official Gazette No. 4790, 11 January 2006, pp. 4274-4293)
International Committee of the Red Cross. [ENG]. [Last accessed 26Oct17]. [External Link to pdf document]
Rules of Penal Trials Code. (No. 9 for the Year 1961, and the Amended Code No. 16, for the Year 2001)
International Committee of the Red Cross. [ENG]. [Last accessed 26Oct17]. [External Link to pdf document]
Code of Military Penal Trials, 2006. (Law No. 34 of 2006, Official Gazette, No. 4759, 16 May 2006, pp. 1735-1740)
International Committee of the Red Cross. [ENG]. [Last accessed 26Oct17]. [External Link to pdf document]
List of International Humanitarian Law Treaties to which Jordan is a State party. [ENG]
International Committee of the Red Cross. [ENG]. [Last accessed 26Oct17]. [External Link]