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SPECIAL PART
XVII C H A P T E R S E V E N T E E N
CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND VALUES PROTECTED BY INTERNATIONAL LAW
Violating the Laws and Practices of Warfare
Article 179
(2) Violations of laws and practices of warfare referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall include:
a) Use of poison gases or other lethal substances or agents with the aim to cause unnecessary suffering;
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:
(xviii) Employing asphyxiating, poisonous or other gases, and all analogous liquids, materials or devices