OFFENCES WITHIN CANADA
4.
Definitions
(3) The definitions in this subsection apply in this section.
"crime against humanity" « crime contre l'humanité »
"crime against humanity" means murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation,
imprisonment, torture, sexual violence, persecution or any other inhumane act or
omission that is committed against any civilian population or any identifiable group
and that, at the time and in the place of its commission, constitutes a crime against
humanity according to customary international law or conventional international
law or by virtue of its being criminal according to the general principles of law
recognized by the community of nations, whether or not it constitutes a
contravention of the law in force at the time and in the place of its commission

OFFENCES OUTSIDE CANADA
6.
Definitions
(3) The definitions in this subsection apply in this section.
"crime against humanity" « crime contre l'humanité »
"crime against humanity" means murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation,
imprisonment, torture, sexual violence, persecution or any other inhumane act or
omission that is committed against any civilian population or any identifiable group
and that, at the time and in the place of its commission, constitutes a crime against
humanity according to customary international law or conventional international
law or by virtue of its being criminal according to the general principles of law
recognized by the community of nations, whether or not it constitutes a
contravention of the law in force at the time and in the place of its commission.

OFFENCES WITHIN CANADA

4. Definitions

(3) The definitions in this subsection apply in this section.

"crime against humanity" « crime contre l'humanité »

"crime against humanity" means murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation,
imprisonment, torture, sexual violence, persecution or any other inhumane act or
omission that is committed against any civilian population or any identifiable group
and that, at the time and in the place of its commission, constitutes a crime against
humanity according to customary international law or conventional international
law or by virtue of its being criminal according to the general principles of law
recognized by the community of nations, whether or not it constitutes a
contravention of the law in force at the time and in the place of its commission.

OFFENCES OUTSIDE CANADA


6. Definitions

(3) The definitions in this subsection apply in this section.

"crime against humanity" « crime contre l'humanité »

"crime against humanity" means murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation,
imprisonment, torture, sexual violence, persecution or any other inhumane act or
omission that is committed against any civilian population or any identifiable group
and that, at the time and in the place of its commission, constitutes a crime against
humanity according to customary international law or conventional international
law or by virtue of its being criminal according to the general principles of law
recognized by the community of nations, whether or not it constitutes a
contravention of the law in force at the time and in the place of its commission.

Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act 2000

4 (3) The definitions in this subsection apply in this section.

• "crime against humanity”

«crime contre l’humanité»

“crime against humanity” means murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation,
imprisonment, torture, sexual violence, persecution or any other inhumane act or
omission that is committed against any civilian population or any identifiable group
and that, at the time and in the place of its commission, constitutes a crime against
humanity according to customary international law or conventional international
law or by virtue of its being criminal according to the general principles of law
recognized by the community of nations, whether or not it constitutes a
contravention of the law in force at the time and in the place of its commission.

Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act 2000

6 (3) The definitions in this subsection apply in this section.

• “crime against humanity”

«crime contre l’humanité»

“crime against humanity” means murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation, imprisonment, torture, sexual violence, persecution or any other inhumane act or omission that is committed against any civilian population or any identifiable group and that, at the time and in the place of its commission, constitutes a crime against humanity according to customary international law or conventional international law or by virtue of its being criminal according to the general principles of law recognized by the community of nations, whether or not it constitutes a contravention of the law in force at the time and in the place of its commission.

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:
(h) Persecution against any identifiable group or collectivity on political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural, religious, gender as defined in paragraph 3, or other grounds that are universally recognized as impermissible under international law, in connection with any act referred to in this paragraph or any crime within the jurisdiction of the Court

2. For the purpose of paragraph 1:
(g) ‘Persecution’ means the intentional and severe deprivation of fundamental
rights contrary to international law by reason of the identity of the group
or collectivity;

This provision follows the ICC Statute.