Taking of hostages - IAC

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Rome Statute

Article 8
War crimes
2. For the purpose of this Statute, "war crimes" means:
(a) Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, namely, any of the following acts against persons or property protected under the provisions of the relevant Geneva Convention:
(viii) Taking of hostages.

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Armenia [1]
Australia [1] [2]
Bangladesh [1]
Belgium [1]
Bosnia and Herzegovina [1]
Bulgaria [1]
Cabo Verde [1]
Cambodia [1] [2]
Estonia [1]
Ethiopia [1]
Finland [1]
Georgia [1]
Germany [1]
Greece [1]
Kenya [1]
Kiribati [1]
Korea, Republic of [1]
Latvia [1]
Lesotho [1]
Lithuania [1]
Malta [1] [2]
Mauritius [1]
Moldova, Republic of [1]
Montenegro [1]
Netherlands [1]
New Zealand [1]
Norway [1]
Philippines [1]
Poland [1]
Portugal [1]
Romania [1]
Rwanda [1]
Serbia [1]
Slovakia [1]
Slovenia [1] [2]
South Africa [1]
Spain [1] [2]
Switzerland [1]
Tajikistan [1]
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [1]
Timor-Leste [1]
Uganda [1] [2] [3]
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [1] [2]