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The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR
CRIMINAL OFFENCES AGAINST HUMAITY AND OTHER RIGHT GUARANTEED BY INTERNATIONAL LAW

Abuse of International Signs
Article 385

(1) Whoever abuses or carries without authorisation the flag or sign of the United Nations Organisation or the flag or symbol of the Red Cross Organisation or symbols corresponding thereto or other internationally recognised signs for designating particular facilities for their protection during military operations, or who orders such acts committed,
shall be punished by imprisonment up to three years.

(2) Whoever commits the offence specified in paragraph 1 of this Article within the zone of war operations, shall be punished by imprisonment of 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