This thesis analyses the legal characterisation of forced marriage at the ICC and asks can forced marriage fall under a CAH listed under Article 7 (1) of the Rome Statute. Chapter 1 of this thesis will begin with a consideration of the definition of forced marriage. Documentation and evidence which was available to the Preparatory Commission of the ICC with respect to the prevalence of forced marriage in conflict zones will be considered. The purpose, to determine whether there was any intention by the drafters of the Rome Statute to include forced marriage as a CAH under Article 7 (1) of the Rome Statute. Chapter 2 will identify the elements of a CAH and the elements of the CAH of an ‘other inhumane act’. An assessment of the elements of a CAH should enable the author to determine the elements required to prosecute forced marriage as a CAH at the ICC. Chapter 3 will consider the role of prosecutorial discretion in the legal characterisation of forced marriage at the ICC. Finally, the author will conclude by answering can forced marriage can fall under a CAH listed under Article 7 (1) of the Rome Statute.