Bosnia and Herzegovina

Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina

SPECIAL PART

XVII C H A P T E R S E V E N T E E N
CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND VALUES PROTECTED BY INTERNATIONAL LAW

War Crimes against the Wounded and Sick
Article 174

Whoever, in violation of the rules of international law in the time of war or armed conflict, orders or perpetrates in regard to wounded, sick, shipwrecked persons, medical personnel or clergy, any of the following acts:
a) Depriving another persons of their life (murders), intentional infliction of severe physical or mental pain or suffering upon persons (tortures), inhuman treatment, including therein biological, medical or other scientific experiments, taking of tissue or organs for the purpose of transplantation;
b) Causing of great suffering or serious injury to bodily integrity or health;
c) Unlawful and arbitrary destruction or large-scale appropriation of material, means of medical transport and stocks of medical facilities or units which is not justified by military needs,
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not less than ten years or long-term imprisonment.


War Crimes against Prisoners of War
Article 175

Whoever, in violation of the rules of international law, orders or perpetrates in regard to prisoners of war any of the following acts:
a) Depriving another persons of their life (murders), intentional infliction of severe physical or mental pain or suffering upon persons (tortures), inhuman treatment, including therein biological, medical or other scientific experiments, taking of tissue or organs for the purpose of transplantation;
b) Causing of great suffering or serious injury to bodily integrity or health;
c) Compulsive enlistment into the armed forces of an enemy power, or deprivation of the right to a fair and impartial trial,
shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not less than ten years or long-term imprisonment.

Keywords

Violations of laws and customs - IAC



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