'Not affording judicial guarantees to the passing of sentences and the carrying out of executions - NIAC' in document 'Tajikistan - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

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 :

e) depriving a prisoner of war or a person under protection the rights to impartial and fair legal proceedings ;

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

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:
(iv) The passing of sentences and the carrying out of executions without previous judgement pronounced by a regularly constituted court, affording all judicial guarantees which are generally recognized as indispensable.