BOOK II
SPECIAL PART
TITLE I
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND HUMANITY
CHAPTER IV
COMMON PROVISIONS
Article 137. Definitions
For the purposes of this Title, the following definitions are considered :
b) "Armed conflict of a non-international nature" is one which is fought within the territory of a State, is of a prolonged nature, where there is opposition between governmental authorities and organized armed groups, or a conflict fought among the latter, exception being made to situations of internal unrest or tension, such as sporadic or isolated acts of violence or others of a similar nature ;
2. For the purpose of this Statute, ‘war crimes’ means:
(f) Paragraph 2 (e) applies to armed conflicts not of an international character and thus does not apply to situations of internal disturbances and tensions, such as riots, isolated and sporadic acts of violence or other acts of a similar nature. It applies to armed conflicts that take place in the territory of a State when there is protracted armed conflict between governmental authorities and organized armed groups or between such groups.