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BOOK II
SPECIAL PART
TITLE I
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND HUMANITY
CHAPTER II
WAR CRIMES
Article 125. War crimes against individuals
1. Any person who, within the context of an armed conflict of an international or noninternational nature, commits against a person protected by international humanitarian law :
d) Taking of hostages ;
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:
(viii) Taking of hostages.