Belgium

Act of 5 August 2003 on Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law

CHAPTER II AMENDMENTS TO THE CRIMINAL CODE
Article 8
An article 136 quater shall be inserted into the same Title and shall read as follows:

“Article 136 quater
3 The serious violations as defined in article 15 of the Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, adopted at The Hague on 26 March 1999, and as enumerated below, when committed in the case of an armed conflict as defined in article 18, paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Hague Convention of 1954 and in article 22 of the said Protocol, if these violations infringe, by their act or omission, the protection of property guaranteed by this Convention and Protocol, constitute crimes under international law and shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of this Title, without prejudice to the provisions of criminal law applicable to offences of negligence:
(1) making cultural property under enhanced protection the object of attack;
(2) utilising cultural property under enhanced protection or its immediate surroundings in support of a military action;
(3) destroying or appropriating cultural property protected by the Convention and Protocol on a large scale.”

Keywords

Intentionally directing attacks against buildings dedicated to religion, education, art, science or charitable purposes, historic monuments, hospitals and places where the sick and wounded are collected - IAC



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