(bj B c- 123. Three options appear to he possible: (1) The court would exercise jurisdiction over the crimes defined in the Code. - 46 -(ii) The ao.art would exercise juriediction over only some of the crimes defined in the Code. (iii) The oourt would be established independently of the Code, to ereroise jurisdiction over all crimes in respeot of which States would aonfer oompetenoe upon it, partioularly under existing international conventions. 124. As regards the first opZion, an argument in favour of limiting subject-satter jurisdiction to the crimes under the Code is that, in the Code, the arimes can be expected to be defined in a manner which meets the standards of ariminal law, particularly the rule Uarimene. Furthermore, restrioting the subject-matter jurisdiction to the crimes under the Code would not prealude a possible later extension to other crimes. Another advantage of this option is that the Code would include only the most serious crimes as agreed to by the international community, 125, On the other hand, a possible disadvantage of this option would be that the court could not be established until the Commission’s work on the draft Code has beer, completedi. 126. The second option envisages the possibility that the court would, for reauons of practicability or acceptability, be granted competence over only some of the crimes defined in the Cade, at least at the initial stage of its creation. This limitation could be implomonted either in the Statute &LA&& or through the provision of clauses allowing States to opt out of the court’s jurisdiction. In this latter easer problems of reciprocity and universality could arise: if only some States agree to confer competence upon the court over certain crimes, these States would resort to the international
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the establishment of an international court and its jurisdiction over crimes, which suggests a focus on international law and governance. The language used is formal and technical, indicating a specialized topic that is not directly related to a specific industry or sector.

**Category**
International law, Humanitarian aid and relief