'Pillaging - NIAC' 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:

8. Article413

a) Subparagraph ”a” of article 413 shall be drafted as follows:
"a) Looting, i.e. acquisition of property of the wounded of dead, as well as the acquisition of property of civilians which is left in the area of hostilities or robbery of settlement (populated area) or locality”

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 8
War crimes
2. For the purpose of this Statute, "war crimes" means:
(e) Other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in armed conflicts not of
an international character, within the established framework of international law, namely, any of
the following acts:
(v) Pillaging a town or place, even when taken by assault