Latvia

The Criminal Law

Special Part

Chapter IX
Crimes against Humanity and Peace, War Crimes and Genocide

Section 74. War Crimes

For a person who commits war crimes, that is, commits violation of provisions regarding conduct of war prohibited in international law binding upon the Republic of Latvia or of international humanitarian law, including murder, torture of a person protected by humanitarian law or inhuman treatment of such person, taking of hostages, illegal deportation, movement, limitation of liberty, unjustifiable destruction of cities and other entities, or other prohibited activity,
the applicable punishment is life imprisonment or deprivation of liberty for a term of not less than three and not exceeding twenty years.

Keywords

Attacking or bombarding towns, villages, dwellings or buildings which are undefended and which are not military objectives - IAC
Cruel treatment - NIAC
Destroying or seizing the enemy's property unless imperative - IAC
Destroying or seizing the enemy's property unless imperative - NIAC
Extensive appropriation of property - IAC
Extensive destruction of property - IAC
Grave breaches - IAC
Humiliating and degrading treatment - IAC
Humiliating and degrading treatment - NIAC
Inhuman treatment - IAC
Intentionally directing attacks against civilian objects - IAC
Murder - NIAC
Ordering displacement of the civilian population - NIAC
Outrages upon personal dignity - IAC
Outrages upon personal dignity - NIAC
Taking of hostages - IAC
Taking of hostages - NIAC
Torture - IAC
Torture - NIAC
Unlawful confinement - IAC
Unlawful deportation - IAC
Unlawful transfer - IAC
Wilful killing - IAC
Serious violations of Common Article 3 - NIAC
National penalties - war crimes
National penalties - maximum penalty



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