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The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CROATIA CRIMINAL CODE

SPECIAL PART

CHAPTER THIRTEEN (xiii) - CRIMINAL OFFENSES AGAINST VALUES PROTECTED BY INTERNATIONAL LAW

Article 168

(1) Whoever misuses or carries without authorization the flag or emblem of the United Nations or the International Red Cross or any of their symbols or other recognized international signs used to mark objects for the purpose of protection against military operations shall be punished by imprisonment for three months to three years.

(2) Whoever commits the criminal offense referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article in an area of military operations shall be punished by imprisonment for six months to five years.

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:
(vii) Making improper use of a flag of truce, of the flag or of the military insignia and uniform of the enemy or of the United Nations, as well as of the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions, resulting in death or serious personal injury