GENERAL PART

V C H A P T E R F I V E
CRIMINAL OFFENCE

Incitement
Article 30

(1) Whoever intentionally incites another to perpetrate a criminal offence, shall be punished as if he has perpetrated such offence.
(2) Whoever intentionally incites another to perpetrate a criminal offence for which a punishment of imprisonment for a term of three years or a more severe punishment is prescribed by law, and the criminal offence has never been attempted, shall be punished as for the attempt of the criminal offence.
(3) The incitement to the commission of a criminal offence shall particularly mean the following: pleading, inducement or persuasion, demonstrating the benefits of the commission of a criminal offense, giving or promising gifts, misuse of subordination or dependency relations, leading or keeping a person in a state of actual or legal misconception.

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

Organising a Group of People and Instigating the Perpetration of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes
Article 176

(1) Whoever organises a group of people for the purpose of perpetrating criminal offence referred to in Articles 171 (Genocide), 172 (Crimes against Humanity), 173 (War Crimes against Civilians), 174 (War Crimes against the Wounded and Sick) or 175 (War Crimes against Prisoners of War) of this Code,
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not less than ten years or long-term imprisonment.

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

Individual and Command Responsibility
Article 180

(1) A person who planned, ordered, perpetrated or otherwise aided and abetted in the planning, preparation or execution of a criminal offence referred to in Article 171 (Genocide), 172 (Crimes against Humanity), 173 (War Crimes against Civilians), 174 (War Crimes against the Wounded and Sick), 175 (War Crimes against Prisoners of War), 177 (Unlawful Killing or Wounding of the Enemy), 178 (Marauding the Killed and Wounded at the Battlefield) and 179 (Violating the Laws and Practices of Warfare) of this Code, shall be guilty of the criminal offence. The official position of any individual, whether as Head of State or Government or as a responsible Government official person, shall not relieve such person of culpability nor mitigate punishment.

(2) The fact that any of the criminal offences referred to in Article 171 through 175 and Article 177 through 179 of this Code was perpetrated by a subordinate does not relieve his superior of culpability if he knew or had reason to know that the subordinate was about to commit such acts or had done so and the superior failed to take the necessary and reasonable measures to prevent such acts or to punish the perpetrators thereof.

(3) The fact that a person acted pursuant to an order of a Government or of a superior shall not relieve him of culpability, but may be considered in mitigation of punishment if the court determines that justice so requires.

SPECIAL PART

XXII C H A P T E R T W E N T Y – T W O
CONSPIRACY, PREPARATION, ASSOCIATING AND ORGANISED CRIME

Associating for the Purpose of Perpetrating Criminal Offences
Article 249

(1) Whoever organises or directs at any level a group of people or otherwise associates three or more persons with an aim of perpetrating criminal offences prescribed by the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, unless a heavier punishment is foreseen for such organising or associating for the purpose of perpetrating a particular criminal offence,
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term between one and ten years.
(2) Whoever becomes a member of the group of people or an association referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, shall be punished by a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three year.
(3) A member of the group who exposes such a group or a member of the association who exposes such an association prior to his having perpetrated criminal offence within its ranks or for its sake,
may be released from punishment.
(4) The organiser who prevents the perpetration of the criminal offences referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article by exposing the group or association or otherwise,
shall be punished by a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, but may be released from punishment.


Organised crime
Article 250

(1) Whoever perpetrates a criminal offence prescribed by the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a member of a group for organised crime, unless a heavier punishment is foreseen for a particular criminal offence,
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not less than three years.
(2) Whoever as a member of a group for organised crime perpetrates a criminal offence prescribed by the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, for which a punishment of imprisonment of five years years or a more severe punishment may be imposed, unless a heavier punishment is foreseen for a particular criminal offence,
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not less than five years.
(3) Whoever organises or directs at any level a group for organised crime which by joint action perpetrates or attempts to perpetrate criminal offence prescribed by the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not less than ten years or a long-term imprisonment.
(4) Whoever becomes a member of a group for organised crime which by joint action perpetrates or attempts to perpetrate criminal offence prescribed by the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, unless a heavier punishment is foreseen for a particular criminal offence,
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not less than one year.
(5) A member of a group for organised crime referred to in paragraph 1 through 4 of this Article, who exposes that group,
may be released from punishment.

Article 25
Individual criminal responsibility
3. In accordance with this Statute, a person shall be criminally responsible and liable for punishment for a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court if that person:
(b) Orders, solicits or induces the commission of such a crime which in fact occurs or is attempted