8. The conduct was committed in connection with any act referred to in article 7, paragraph 1, of the Statute or any crime within the jurisdiction of the Court.²²

24. It is understood that no additional mental element is necessary for this element other than that inherent in element 6 [In the context of the Case Matrix Database and the Means of proof document, element 2].

8. The conduct was committed in connection with any act referred to in article 7, paragraph 1, of the Statute or any crime within the jurisdiction of the Court.²²

A. Legal source/authority and evidence:

Prosecutor v. Zoran Kupreškić et al., Case No. IT- 95-16-T, Judgement (TC), 14 January 2000

"1. The Alleged Need for a Link Between Persecution and Other International Crimes.

573. The Defence alleges that the Tadic definition of persecution contravenes a long-standing requirement that persecution be "in execution of or in connection with any crime within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal".Justice case, ibid. NMT Vol. III, p. 974. See, however, the Flick case, ibid. NMT Vol. VI, p. 1213.

844 - Tadic, Appeals Chamber Decision on Jurisdiction, 2 Oct. 1995, paras. 140-141.

845 - At present, customary international law bans crimes against humanity whether they are committed in time of war or peace (see on this point the dictum by the Appeals Chamber in Tadic, Appeals Chamber Decision on Jurisdiction, 2 Oct. 1995, para. 141)."