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GENERAL PART
SECTION XV. CRIME AGAINST THE PEACE AND SAFETY OF MANKIND
CHAPTER 34 Crime Against the Peace and Safety of Mankind
Article 403. Intentional Violations of Norms of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Course of Armed Conflicts
(2) Intentional violation of norms of International Humanitarian Law committed in the course of international or internal armed conflicts, aimed against persons who do not participate in battle operations, as well as against wounded men, sick men, medical and ecclesiastical staff, medical units or medical transport means, against prisoners of war, citizens, civil population being on occupied territories or in zones of battle operations, against refugees and stateless persons, resulting in :
b) tortures and inhuman treatment, including biological experiments made upon persons ;
Article 8
War crimes
2. For the purpose of this Statute, "war crimes" means:
(c) In the case of an armed conflict not of an international character, serious violations of article 3 common to the four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, namely, any of the following acts committed against persons taking no active part in the hostilities, including members of armed forces who have laid down their arms and those placed hors de combat by sickness, wounds, detention or any other cause:
(ii) Committing outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment