PART I

GENERAL PART

BOOK II

THE CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT AND ITS APPLICATION

TITLE I

PUNISHMENTS AND OTHER MEASURES AND THEIR ENFORCEMENT

CHAPTER II

ORDINARY PUNISHMENTS APPLICABLE TO ADULTS

Section 1.- Principal Punishments

Sub-section III.- Punishment of Death

Article 117.- General Principles.

(1) Sentence of death shall be passed only in cases of grave crimes and on exceptionally dangerous criminals, in the cases specifically laid down by law as a punishment for completed crimes and in the absence of any extenuating circumstances. A sentence shall be passed only on an criminal who, at the time of the commission of the crime, has attained the age of eighteen years .

PART II

SPECIAL PART

BOOK III

CRIMES AGAINST THE STATE OR AGAINST NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS

TITLE II

CRIMES IN VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

CHAPTER I

FUNDAMENTAL CRIMES

Article 269.- Genocide.

is punishable with rigorous imprisonment from five years to twenty- five years, or, in more serious cases, with life imprisonment or death .

PART II

SPECIAL PART

BOOK III

CRIMES AGAINST THE STATE OR AGAINST NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS

TITLE II

CRIMES IN VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

CHAPTER I

FUNDAMENTAL CRIMES

Article 270.- War Crimes against the Civilian Population.

is punishable with rigorous imprisonment from five years to twenty- five years, or, in more serious cases, with life imprisonment or death .

PART II

SPECIAL PART

BOOK III

CRIMES AGAINST THE STATE OR AGAINST NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS

TITLE II

CRIMES IN VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

CHAPTER I

FUNDAMENTAL CRIMES

Article 271.- War Crimes against Wounded, Sick Shipwrecked Persons or Medical Services.

(1)is punishable in accordance with Article 270 .

PART II

SPECIAL PART

BOOK III

CRIMES AGAINST THE STATE OR AGAINST NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS

TITLE II

CRIMES IN VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

CHAPTER I

FUNDAMENTAL CRIMES

Article 272.- War Crimes against Prisoners and Interned Persons.

is punishable in accordance with Article 270 .

PART II

SPECIAL PART

BOOK III

CRIMES AGAINST THE STATE OR AGAINST NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS

TITLE II

CRIMES IN VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

CHAPTER I

FUNDAMENTAL CRIMES

Article 275.- Dereliction of Duty Towards the Enemy

is punishable with rigorous imprisonment, or, in cases of exceptional gravity, with life imprisonment or death .

PART II

SPECIAL PART

BOOK III

CRIMES AGAINST THE STATE OR AGAINST NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS

TITLE II

CRIMES IN VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

CHAPTER I

FUNDAMENTAL CRIMES

Article 276.- Use of Illegal Means of Combat.

from five years to twenty-five years; or, in the gravest cases, with life imprisonment or death .