Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998, para. 2a
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- 2. For the purpose of this Statute, "war crimes" means: (a) Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, namely, any of the following acts against persons or property protected under the provisions of the relevant Geneva Convention: (i) Wilful killing; (ii) Torture or inhuman treatment, including biological experiments; (iii) Wilfully causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or health; (iv) Extensive destruction and appropriation of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly; (v) Compelling a prisoner of war or other protected person to serve in the forces of a hostile Power; (vi) Wilfully depriving a prisoner of war or other protected person of the rights of fair and regular trial; (vii) Unlawful deportation or transfer or unlawful confinement; (viii) Taking of hostages.
- Status juridique
- Legally binding
- Organe
- United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court
- Type de document
- International treaty
- Mode d'adoption
- Vote
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Année
- 1998
- Type de paragraphe
- Article
- Reference
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (1998), Article 8, 2a.
- Paragraph focus
- War crimes
- Paragraph info
- Article 8
- Paragraph number
- 2a
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