'Wilfully causing great suffering - IAC' in document 'Hungary - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

SPECIAL PART

Chapter XI
Crimes Against Humanity

Title II
War Crimes

Sinful Warfare

Section 160

A military commander who, violating the rules of the international law of warfare

a) pursues war operation which causes serious damage in the life, health or goods of the civilian population, in internationally protected cultural goods, in facilities containing dangerous forces,

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

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:
(iii) Wilfully causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or health