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The relevant provisions of implementing legislation: [1]
The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Chapter II
Crimes

Section II
War crimes

Article 13
War crimes against objects protected by distinctive insignia or emblems

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

(a) Personnel, installations, material, units or vehicles involved in a peacekeeping or humanitarian assistance mission in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, where the latter are entitled to the protection given to civilians or civilian objects under the international law of armed conflict;

shall be punished with a term of imprisonment of 10 to 20 years.

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:
(iii) Intentionally directing attacks against personnel, installations, material, units or
vehicles involved in a humanitarian assistance or peacekeeping mission in
accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, as long as they are entitled
to the protection given to civilians or civilian objects under the international
law of armed conflict