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Chapter II
Crimes
Section II
War crimes
Article 10
War crimes against persons
1. Anyone who, in the context of an international armed conflict or a non-international armed conflict, commits any of the following acts against a person protected by international humanitarian law:
(g) Acts described in subparagraph (g) of the preceding article that constitute a serious violation of the Geneva Conventions;
shall be punished with a term of imprisonment of 10 to 25 years.
Article 8
War crimes
2. For the purpose of this Statute, "war crimes" means:
(e) Other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in armed conflicts not of
an international character, within the established framework of international law, namely, any of
the following acts:
(vi) Committing rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, as defined in article 7, paragraph 2 (f), enforced sterilization, and any other form of sexual violence also constituting a serious violation of article 3 common to the four Geneva Conventions