7.b.ii. [Mental element for Element 5] [Consequence of killing]: The perpetrator was aware that death sould occur in the ordinary course of events

7.b.ii. [Mental element for Element 5] [Consequence of killing]: The perpetrator was aware that death sould occur in the ordinary course of events

Prosecutor v. Radovan Karadžić, Case No. IT-95-5/18-T, Public Redacted Version of Judgement Issued on 24 March 2016 – Volume I of IV (TC), 24 March 2016, paras. 485-486:

"485. The mens rea of extermination requires the intention that a large number of individuals be killed."

"486. In line with jurisprudence on the actus reus, the mens rea of extermination similarly does not require the intent to kill a certain threshold number of victims. Additionally, there is no requirement that the act of extermination be carried out with the intent to destroy the group or part of the group to which the victims belong, or pursuant to a pre-existing plan or policy."