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TITLE XXIV
Offences against the International Community
CHAPTER II BIS
Crimes against humanity
Article 607 bis
2. Those convicted of crimes against humanity shall be sentenced:
7th. To eight to twelve years’ imprisonment for detaining another, depriving him of his physical liberty, in violation of the rules of international law. The sentence shall be reduced by one degree (‘la pena inferior en grado’) when the detainment lasts for less than fifteen days.
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:
(e) Imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical liberty in violation of fundamental rules of international law