Chapter 11 – War crimes and crimes against humanity

Section 8 - Breach of the prohibition of chemical weapons

A person, who in breach of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (Treaties of Finland 19/1979)

(1) uses chemical weapons in a manner not referred to in sections 5 - 7 of this chapter,
(2) develops, produces, otherwise procures, stockpiles, possesses or transports chemical weapons, or
(3) participates in military preparations for the use of chemical weapons,
shall be sentenced for breach of the prohibition of chemical weapons to imprisonment for at least four months and at most six years.

Section 9 – Breach of the prohibition of biological weapons

A person who

(1) uses a biological or a toxin weapon in a manner not referred to in sections 1 through 3 of this chapter,
(2) unlawfully prepares, transports or delivers a biological weapon or a toxin weapon, or
(3) in violation of an international convention on the development, production and storage of bacteriological (biological) and toxin weapons and on their destruction (Treaties of Finland 15/1975) develops, prepares, otherwise procures, stores or possesses a biological weapon or a toxin weapon or weapons, devices or equipment for the dissemination of a biological weapon or a toxin weapon,

shall be sentenced, unless the same or a more severe penalty for the act has been provided elsewhere in the law, for a breach of the prohibition of biological weapons to imprisonment for at least four months and at most six years.

Article 8
War crimes
2. For the purpose of this Statute, "war crimes" means:
(b) Other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in international armed conflict, within the established framework of international law, namely, any of the following acts:
(xx) Employing weapons, projectiles and material and methods of warfare which are of a nature to cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering or which are inherently indiscriminate in violation of the international law of armed conflict, provided that such weapons, projectiles and material and methods of warfare are the subject of a comprehensive prohibition and are included in an annex to this Statute, by an amendment in accordance with the relevant provisions set forth in articles 121 and 123