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4 Genocide
Any person who, on or after the date of commencement of this Act, with the intention of destroying, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group—
(a) kills members of the group; or
(b) causes serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; or
(c) deliberately inflicts on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part; or
(d) imposes measures intended to prevent births within the group; or
(e) forcibly transfers children of the group to another group;
shall be guilty of an offence and liable—
(i) where the offence involves the killing of a person, to the same penalty that may be imposed by law for murder;
(ii) in any other case, to imprisonment for life.
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.