'Killing or wounding a combatant who has laid down his arms and surrendered at discretion - IAC' in document 'Kiribati - Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 2010'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

5. Amendment of section 3
(b) (iii) (vi) (ee) making a person the object of an attack in the knowledge that he or she is hors de combat;

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 8
War crimes
2. For the purpose of this Statute, "war crimes" means:
(b) Other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in international armed
conflict, within the established framework of international law, namely, any of the following acts:
(vi) Killing or wounding a combatant who, having laid down his arms or having no
longer means of defence, has surrendered at discretion