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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

SCHEDULE
[Section 2]

PART I

CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY

1. “Crime against humanity” means any of the following acts when committed as part of a
widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack –

SCHEDULE
[Section 2]

PART I
CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY

2. For the purpose of paragraph 1 –

“extermination” includes the intentional infliction of conditions of life, such as the deprivation of access to food and medicine, calculated to bring about the destruction of part of a population

SCHEDULE
[Section 2]

PART III
WAR CRIME

"War crime" means -

(b)
(xviii) intentionally launching an attack in the knowledge that such attack will cause incidental loss of life or injury to civilians or damage to civilian objects or widespread, long-term and severe damage to the natural environment which would be clearly excessive in relation to the concrete and direct overall military advantage anticipated ;

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 30
Mental element
3. For the purposes of this article, ‘knowledge’ means awareness that a circumstance exists or a consequence will occur in the ordinary course of events. ‘Know’ and ‘knowingly’ shall be construed accordingly.