'Apartheid - crimes against humanity' in document 'Netherlands: International Crimes Act'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

§ 1. General provisions
Section 1
1. For the purposes of this Act:
(g) ‘the crime of apartheid’ means inhumane acts of a character similar to the acts referred to in section 4, subsection 1, committed in the context of an institutionalised regime of systematic oppression and domination by one racial group over any other racial group or groups and committed with the intention of maintaining that regime

§ 2. Crimes
Section 4
1. Anyone who commits one of the following acts shall be guilty of a crime against humanity and liable to life imprisonment or a term of imprisonment not exceeding thirty years or a sixth category fine, if such acts are committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack:
(j) the crime of apartheid;

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 7
Crimes against humanity
1. For the purpose of this Statute, "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:
(j) The crime of apartheid

2. For the purpose of paragraph 1:
(h) ‘The crime of apartheid’ means inhumane acts of a character similar to
those referred to in paragraph 1, committed in the context of an
institutionalized regime of systematic oppression and domination by one
racial group over any other racial group or groups and committed with the
intention of maintaining that regime;

ANALYSIS

This provision follows the ICC Statute.