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<jats:p>In the first rape prosecution before the <jats:sc>icc</jats:sc> against Germain Katanga, the Court applied the <jats:sc>eoc</jats:sc> of rape without verifying whether the <jats:sc>eoc</jats:sc> are based on a source of law. The article questions whether the <jats:sc>eoc</jats:sc> of rape can actually be traced back to the source of law of general principles of national laws according to Art. 21(1)(c) <jats:sc>icc</jats:sc> Statute. A comparison of six domestic laws revealed two models in the construction of a rape offence – either coercive means or a lack of consent are included in the <jats:italic>actus reus</jats:italic> of rape. The <jats:sc>eoc</jats:sc>, on the other hand, combine means of coercion with a partial aspect of the ‘lack of consent’-approach. The additional inclusion of one aspect of the ‘lack-of-consent’-concept (mental impairment) in a merely coercive rape offence contradicts the findings of the comparison of domestic criminal laws.</jats:p>