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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
(b) torture or any other cruel, degrading or inhuman treatment, including biological experiments ,
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:
(ii) Torture or inhuman treatment, including biological experiments