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Part 2
SPECIAL PART
Chapter 8
OFFENCES AGAINST HUMANITY AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Division 4
War Crimes
§ 95. Acts of war against civilian population
A person who attacks civilians in war zones or destroys or renders unusable food or water supplies, sown crops or domestic animals indispensable for the survival of civilian population, or attacks structures or equipment containing dangerous forces, shall be punished by 5 to 15 years’ imprisonment or life imprisonment.
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:
(i) Intentionally directing attacks against the civilian population as such or against individual civilians not taking direct part in hostilities