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The relevant provisions of implementing legislation: [1]
The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

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:
(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:
(v) Compelling a prisoner of war or other protected person to serve in the forces of a hostile Power