Lithuania

Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania

SPECIAL PART

CHAPTER XV
CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND WAR CRIMES

Article 105. Forcible Use of Civilians or Prisoners of War in the Armed Forces of the Enemy

1. A person who, in time of war, during an armed international conflict, occupation or annexation and in violation of international humanitarian law, forces civilians or prisoners of war to serve in the armed forces of their enemy, uses them as a human shield in a military operation, conscripts or recruits children under the age of 18 years into the armed forces or uses them in a military operation
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of three up to ten years.

2. A person who conscripts or recruits children under the age of 18 years into military service in the military groups not belonging to the armed forces of the State or uses them in a military operation
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of three up to twelve years.

Keywords

Compelling a prisoner of war to serve in the forces of a hostile power - IAC
Compelling nationals of hostile party to take part in operations of war against their own country - IAC
Conscripting children under 15 into the national armed forces - IAC
Enlisting children under 15 into the national armed forces - IAC
Utilising the presence of a civilian or other protected person to render certain points, areas or military forces immune from military operations - IAC
Using children under 15 to participate actively in hostilities - IAC
Compelling a protected person to serve in the forces of a hostile power - IAC
National penalties - war crimes
National penalties - maximum penalty



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