'Intentionally directing attacks against personnel involved in a peacekeeping mission in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations - NIAC' 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

Inhuman treatment

Art.173 – (1) Subjection of injured or diseased persons, of members of the civil health personnel or of the personnel of the Red Cross or of organisations equated to it, of castaways, prisoners of war and in general of any other person fallen into the enemy’s powers to inhuman treatment, or to medical or scientific experiments not justified by a medical treatment in their best interest, shall be punished by severe detention from 15 to 20 yearsand the prohibition of certain rights.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 8
War crimes
2. For the purpose of this Statute, "war crimes" means:
(e) Other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in armed conflicts not of
an international character, within the established framework of international law, namely, any of
the following acts:
(iii) Intentionally directing attacks against personnel, installations, material, units or vehicles involved in a humanitarian assistance or peacekeeping mission in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, as long as they are entitled to the protection given to civilians or civilian objects under the international law of armed conflict