Cabo Verde

Código Penal de Cabo Verde

Cape Verde Legislative Decree 4/2003 of 18 November 2003 - PENAL CODE

VOLUME II - SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

TITLE IV - CRIMES AGAINST THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

Article 274

(Reprisals and threats of violence against the civilian population)

A penalty of eight to 15 years' imprisonment shall be imposed as punishment upon anyone who, in a situation of armed conflict or occupation, carries out or orders the carrying out of indiscriminate or excessive attacks, or the subjection of the civilian population to attacks, reprisals, acts, or threats of violence, with the aim of sowing terror, unless some more severe penalty applies pursuant to some other legal provision.

Keywords

War crimes
Utilising the presence of a civilian or other protected person to render certain points, areas or military forces immune from military operations - IAC
Intentionally directing attacks against civilian objects - IAC
Intentionally directing attacks against individual civilians not taking part in hostilities - IAC
Intentionally directing attacks against the civilian population - IAC
National penalties - war crimes
National penalties - maximum penalty



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