'Transferring population of an occupied territory - IAC' in document 'Philippines - Crimes Act'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Chapter III Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide and Other Crimes Against Humanity

Section 4. War Crimes. - For the purpose of this Act, "war crimes" or "crimes against Interntional Human Humanitarian Law" means:

(c) Other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in armed conflict, within the established framework of international law, namely:

(17) Transferring, directly or indirectly, by the occupying power of parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies, or the deportation or transfer of all or parts of the population of the occupied territory within or outside this territory;

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:
(viii) The transfer, directly or indirectly, by the Occupying Power of parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies, or the deportation or transfer of all or parts of the population of the occupied territory within or outside this territory