'Denial of quarter - NIAC' in document 'Portugal: Adaptation of Criminal Legislation '

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Chapter II
Crimes

Section II
War crimes

Article 11
War crimes involving the employment of prohibited methods of war

Anyone who, in the context of an international armed conflict or a non-international armed conflict:

(g) Declares or threatens, as a person with official status, that no quarter will be given;

shall be punished with a term of imprisonment of 10 to 25 years.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

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:
(x) Declaring that no quarter will be given