'National penalties - genocide' in document 'Romania - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

The Special Part

Title I
Crimes and delicts against persons

Chapter I
Crimes against humankind

Genocide

Art.172 – (1) The commission of one of the following acts in order to completely or partly destroy a community or a national, ethnic, racial or religious group :

• a) killing of the members of the community or group ;
b) serious infringement upon the physical or mental integrity of the members of the community or group ;
c) subjection of the community or group to living conditions or treatment likely to lead to physical destruction ;
d) taking measures tending to hinder births in the community or group ;
e) forced transfer of children belonging to a community or group into another community or group,

shall be punished by life detention or severe detention from 15 to 25 years and the prohibition of certain rights.

(2) Agreement in order to commit the offence of genocide shall be punished by severe detention from 15 to 20 years and the prohibition of certain rights.