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

VOLUME II - SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

TITLE IV - CRIMES AGAINST THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

Article 276
(Destruction of monuments, holy places, and health facilities)

1. A penalty of three to eight years' imprisonment shall be imposed as punishment upon anyone who, in time of war, armed conflict or occupation, in violation of the applicable provisions of international law, destroys or seriously damages cultural, historical or scientific assets or monuments, or holy places, which constitute people's cultural or spiritual heritage, without such destruction or damage being necessary in military terms.

2. The same penalty shall be imposed upon anyone who, in identical circumstances, destroys or seriously damages health or humanitarian facilities.

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:
(xxiv) Intentionally directing attacks against buildings, material, medical units and transport, and personnel using the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions in conformity with international law