The article is devoted to issues of international responsibility. It was revealed that the problem of international legal responsibility of subjects of international law is closely related to the fight against international crimes. The main elements of the onset of international responsibility are defined. The existence of guilt as a mandatory feature for establishing responsibility has been clarified. The paper determines the possibility of applying the category of guilt to states. At the same time, aggression is defined in international law as the use of armed force by a state against the sovereignty, territorial integrity or political independence of another state, or in any other way incompatible with the Charter of the United Nations. This article analyzes international acts that establish a normative definition of aggression and determine certain aspects of responsibility for this crime. At the same time, the work clarifies the genesis of the international legal consolidation of the concept of aggression. The work indicates the signs of an act of aggression, as well as a list of actions that fall under this concept. The subject of this study should also include the analysis of international organizations that are empowered to prosecute for committing an act of aggression. It is argued in the study that the modern mechanism of prosecution for this crime is not effective enough, given the limited jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. The imperfect procedure for imposing a veto by permanent members of the UN Security Council is also defined. Particular attention is paid to the characteristics of the experience of responsibility for the aggression of states. In view of the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, the search for ways to bring the aggressor state to justice is underway. The special importance of the UN Security Council regarding the introduction of military sanctions against the aggressor states has been clarified. The article substantiates the concept of state criminal responsibility for acts of aggression.
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