Armenia

Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia

Special Part

Section 13.

Crimes against peace and human security

Chapter 33.

Crimes against peace and human security

Article 397. Illegal use of identification signs protected by international treaties.

During military actions, the use of the symbols and insignia of the Red Cross or Red Crescent protected by international treaties, the signs envisaged for marking cultural values or other protective signs, or the flag or national identification symbols of the enemy or a neutral state, or the flags of international organizations, in breach of international treaties and international law, is punished with correctional labor for 1-2 years or imprisonment for up to 3 years.

Keywords

War crimes
Improper use of the emblems of the Geneva Conventions - IAC
National penalties - war crimes
National penalties - maximum penalty



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