The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) codifies the ICRC Commentary’s view that internal “armed conflicts” within the meaning of Common Article 3 do not include “situations of internal disturbances and tensions, such as riots, isolated and sporadic acts of violence.” However, the political violence in Thailand could not realistically be classified as a riot, nor is it isolated or sporadic. A much clearer elaboration of the distinction between an internal disturbance and an armed conflict was provided in the Limaj case at the ICTY in November 2005.