'Employing weapons, projectiles and materials and methods of warfare which are inherently indiscriminate - IAC' in document 'Mongolia - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

SPECIAL PART

TITLE TEN

CHAPTER THIRTY
CRIMES AGAINST SECURITY OF THE MANKIND AND PEACE

Article 299. Conduct of war by prohibited means

299.1. Cruel treatment of the captives and civilians, displacement of the population, looting of the historical and cultural values in the occupied territory or use of the means of warfare prohibited by an international treaty to which Mongolia is a party shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of more than 10 to 15 years.

299.2. Use of the mass-destruction weapon prohibited by an international treaty to which Mongolia is a party shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of more than 15 to 20 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:
(xx) Employing weapons, projectiles and material and methods of warfare which are of a nature to cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering or which are inherently indiscriminate in violation of the international law of armed conflict, provided that such weapons, projectiles and material and methods of warfare are the subject of a comprehensive prohibition and are included in an annex to this Statute, by an amendment in accordance with the relevant provisions set forth in articles 121 and 123