'Destroying or seizing the enemy's property unless imperative - 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:

7. Article 411:

b) Subparagraph ”j” of paragraph 1 of article 411 shall be drafted as follows:

”j) Attack on property of hostile party, including any historic monument, pieces of art, a sacred place as on the part of the cultural heritage of peoples, which resulted in destruction and appropriation of property, provided not justified by military necessity; Shall be punished by the imprisonment for a period from ten to fifteen years.”

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:
(xii) Destroying or seizing the property of an adversary unless such destruction or seizure be imperatively demanded by the necessities of the conflict.