Ethiopia

The Criminal Code of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

PART II

SPECIAL PART

BOOK III

CRIMES AGAINST THE STATE OR AGAINST NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS

TITLE II

CRIMES IN VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

CHAPTER I

FUNDAMENTAL CRIMES

Article 271.- War Crimes against Wounded, Sick Shipwrecked Persons or Medical Services.

(1) Whoever, in the circumstances defined at organizes, orders or engages in:
(a) killings, torture, withholding medical care attention required by their condition or inhuman treatment or other acts entailing direct suffering or physical or mental injury to wounded, sick or shipwrecked persons, or to members of the medical or first aid service ; or
(b) the destruction, rendering unserviceable appropriation of supplies, installations, transport materials or stores belonging to the medical or first aid services, in a manner which is unlawful arbitrary or disproportionate to the requirements of strict military necessity ; or
(c) compelling persons engaged in medical, religious and journalistic activities to perform acts or to carry out work contrary to or to refrain from acts required by their respective professional rules and ethics or other rules designed for the benefit of the wounded, sick or civilian population,
is punishable in accordance with Article 270 .

(2) For the purpose of sub-article (1):
(a) "wounded" and "sick" means persons, whether military or civilian, who, because of trauma, disease or other physical or mental disorder or disability, are in need of medical assistance or care and who refrain from any act of hostility. These terms also cover maternity cases, newly born babies and other persons who may be in need of immediate medical assistance or care, such as the infirm or expectant mothers, and who refrain from any act of hostility. waters or in the air as a result of misfortune affecting them or the vessel or aircraft carrying them and who refrain from any act of hostility

Keywords

War crimes
Grave breaches - IAC



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