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The relevant provisions of implementing legislation: [1]
The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

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:
(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:
(vi) Killing or wounding a combatant who, having laid down his arms or having no
longer means of defence, has surrendered at discretion