'Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group' in document 'Netherlands: International Crimes Act'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

ยง 2. Crimes
Section 3
1. Anyone who,: with intent to wholly or partly destroy, , any national, ethnic or religious group or a group belonging to a particular race, as such:
(b) causes serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
shall be guilty of genocide and liable to life imprisonment or a term of imprisonment not exceeding thirty years or a sixth category fine.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

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:
(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group

ANALYSIS

This provision follows the ICC Statute.