Spans in 'Poland - Criminal Code' tagged with 'Not affording judicial guarantees to the passing of sentences and the carrying out of executions

'Not affording judicial guarantees to the passing of sentences and the carrying out of executions - NIAC' in document 'Poland - Criminal Code'

Jump to:

More information about the keyword 'Not affording judicial guarantees to the passing of sentences and the carrying out of executions - NIAC'
More information about the document 'Poland - Criminal Code'
The relevant provisions of implementing legislation: [1]
The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

SPECIAL PART

Chapter XVI. Offences against peace, and humanity, and war crimes

Article 124. Whoever, in violation of international law, forces the persons specified under Article 123 § 1 to serve in enemy armed forces, resettles them, uses corporal punishment, deprives them of liberty or of the right to independent and impartial judicial proceedings, or restricts their right to defence in criminal proceedings,
shall be subject to the penalty of the deprivation of liberty for a minimum term of 3 years.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 8
War crimes
2. For the purpose of this Statute, "war crimes" means:
(c) In the case of an armed conflict not of an international character, serious violations of article 3 common to the four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, namely, any of the following acts committed against persons taking no active part in the hostilities, including members of armed forces who have laid down their arms and those placed hors de combat by sickness, wounds, detention or any other cause:
(iv) The passing of sentences and the carrying out of executions without previous judgement pronounced by a regularly constituted court, affording all judicial guarantees which are generally recognized as indispensable.