'Employing weapons, projectiles and materials and methods of warfare which cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering - IAC' in document 'Moldova - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

SPECIAL PART

Chapter I
CRIMES AGAINST THE PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANITY, WAR CRIMES

Article 143. Application of Prohibited Means and Methods of Waging War

(1) The application during an armed conflict or military action of means and methods of waging war prohibited by the international treaties to which the Republic of Moldova is a party shall be punished by imprisonment for 12 to 20 years.

(2) The use of weapons of mass-destruction prohibited by the international treaties to which the Republic of Moldova is a party shall be punished by imprisonment for 16 to 20 years or by life imprisonment.

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:
(xx) Employing weapons, projectiles and material and methods of warfare which are of a nature to cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering or which are inherently indiscriminate in violation of the international law of armed conflict, provided that such weapons, projectiles and material and methods of warfare are the subject of a comprehensive prohibition and are included in an annex to this Statute, by an amendment in accordance with the relevant provisions set forth in articles 121 and 123