'Compelling nationals of hostile party to take part in operations of war against their own country - IAC' in document 'Georgia - Law amending Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Article 1. The Criminal Code of Georgia ("saqartvelos sakanonmdeblo macne"1) No. 41(48), 1999) shall be amended as follows:

7. Article 411:

c) Subparagraphs "d" and "e" of paragraph 2 of article 411 shall be drafted as follows:
"d) Compelling the nationals of hostile party, a prisoner of war or other protected person to serve in the forces of a hostile Power, or to take part in the operations of war directed against their own country, notwithstanding the fact whether he was or was not in military service before the commencement of the war.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

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:
(xv) Compelling the nationals of the hostile party to take part in the operations of war directed against their own country, even if they were in the belligerent's service before the commencement of the war