Cape Verde Legislative Decree 4/2003 of 18 November 2003 - PENAL CODE

VOLUME II - SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

TITLE IV - CRIMES AGAINST THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

Article 272
(Crimes against persons subject to protection in a situation of armed conflict)

A penalty of 10 to 20 years' imprisonment shall be imposed as punishment upon anyone who, in violation of the provisions of international law, in a situation of armed conflict, carries out against any person subject to protection

(f) the confiscation or destruction of valuable assets,

Cape Verde Legislative Decree 4/2003 of 18 November 2003 - PENAL CODE

VOLUME II - SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

TITLE IV - CRIMES AGAINST THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

Article 273
(Prohibited means of combat)

A penalty of 10 to 15 years' imprisonment shall be imposed as punishment upon anyone who, in a situation of armed conflict, uses or orders the use of means or methods of combat that are prohibited or that are intended to cause unnecessary suffering or that are designed to cause serious, extensive and lasting damage to the environment, endangering the health or survival of large numbers of people.

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:
(iv) Extensive destruction and appropriation of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly