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PART II—OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON
CHAPTER 2—CRIMINAL HOMICIDE AND SIMILAR OFFENCES
Murder and Manslaughter, Etc.
Section 49A—Genocide.
(1) Whoever commits genocide shall on conviction be sentenced to death.
(2) A person commits genocide where with intent to destroy, in whole or in part any national, ethnical, racial or religious group he—
(a) kills members of the group ;
(b) causes serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group ;
(c) deliberately inflicts on the group conditions of life calculated to bring its physical destruction in whole or in part ;
(d) imposes measures intended to prevent births within the group ; or
(e) forcibly transfers children of the group to another group.
Article 5
Crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court
1. The jurisdiction of the Court shall be limited to the most serious crimes of concern to the
international community as a whole. The Court has jurisdiction in accordance with this Statute
with respect to the following crimes:
(a) The crime of genocide
Article 6
Genocide
For the purpose of this Statute, "genocide" means any of the following acts committed with
intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
(a) Killing members of the group;
(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its
physical destruction in whole or in part;
(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.