'National penalties - death sentence' in document 'USA - Crimes and Criminal Procedures War crimes'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 118—WAR CRIMES

§ 2441. War crimes

(a) OFFENSE.—Whoever, whether inside or out-side the United States, commits a war crime, in any of the circumstances described in subsection (b), shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for life or any term of years, or both, and if death results to the victim, shall also be subject to the penalty of death.