CAMBODIA – PENAL CODE

BOOK 2 - CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS

TITLE 1 - GENOCIDE, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, WAR CRIMES

CHAPTER 3 - WAR CRIMES

Article 193: Definition of war crimes
"War crime" shall mean any of the following acts directed against persons or property protected by the provisions of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949:

(1) murder;
(2) torture or other inhuman treatment including biological experiments;
(3) wilfully causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or health;
(4) extensive destruction or appropriation of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly:
(5) compelling a prisoner of war or a civilian to serve in the forces of a hostile power;
(6) depriving a prisoner of war or a civilian of the rights of fair and regular trial;
(7) unlawful deportation, transfer or confinement of a civilian;
(8) taking of civilian hostages.

Article 8
War crimes
2. For the purpose of this Statute, "war crimes" means:
(a) Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, namely, any of the following acts against persons or property protected under the provisions of the relevant Geneva Convention:
(i) Wilful killing;
(ii) Torture or inhuman treatment, including biological experiments;
(iii) Wilfully causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or health;
(iv) Extensive destruction and appropriation of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly;
(v) Compelling a prisoner of war or other protected person to serve in the forces of a hostile Power;
(vi) Wilfully depriving a prisoner of war or other protected person of the rights of fair and regular trial;
(vii) Unlawful deportation or transfer or unlawful confinement;
(viii) Taking of hostages.