Denmark

Military Penal Code

Chapter 1
General Part

§3 The act shall apply to crimes committed within and outside the Danish state.

§4 The act shall also apply to crimes committed against the military forces of other countries cooperating with Danish military forces.

§5 Danish penal authority shall, cf. §§6-12 of the Penal Code, also cover violations of §§28-30 and 32 carried out during armed conflict outside the Danish state regardless of where the offender belongs, unless otherwise provided for in general international law.

(2) Danish penal authority shall furthermore cover violations of §§ 36 and 38 committed outside the Danish state regardless of where the offender belongs, when the violation was committed against Danish military personnel or people covered by § 2 (1) and (2).

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