'Intentionally directing attacks against buildings dedicated to religion, education, art, science or charitable purposes, historic monuments, hospitals and places where the sick and wounded are collected - IAC' in document 'Georgia - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PRIVATE PART

SECTION FOURTEEN CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY

CHAPTER XLVII. CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY, PEACE, SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW

Article 411. Deliberate Violation of the Norms of International Humanitarian Law amid Armed Conflict Deliberate violation of the norms of International Humanitarian Law amid any inter-state or internal armed conflict, namely;
a) Attack on civilian population or civilians;
b) indiscriminate attack on civilian population or civil objects when it is known that doing so will invite casualties in the civilian population or will inflict damage to civil objects;
c) attack on the objects or installations of increased danger when it is known that doing so will invite casualties in the civilian population or will inflict damage to civil objects;
d) attack on any unprotected area or demilitarized zone;

PRIVATE PART

SECTION FOURTEEN CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY

CHAPTER XLVII. CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY, PEACE, SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN
LAW

Article 411. Deliberate Violation of the Norms of International Humanitarian Law amid Armed Conflict Deliberate violation of the norms of International Humanitarian Law amid any inter-state or internal armed conflict, namely;

j) attack on any historic monument, piece of art a cult place as on the part of the cultural heritage of peoples shall be punishable by imprisonment extending from ten to fifteen years in length.

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:
(ix) Intentionally directing attacks against buildings dedicated to religion, education, art, science or charitable purposes, historic monuments, hospitals and places where the sick and wounded are collected, provided they are not military objectives