Portugal

Adaptation of Criminal Legislation to ICC Statute

Chapter 1
General provisions

Article 2
Definitions

For the purposes of the present law:

(f) Protected persons:

(i) In international armed conflicts, protected persons for the purposes of the 1949 Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol I, i.e. wounded, sick or shipwrecked persons, medical or religious personnel, and the civilian population;
(ii) In a non-international armed conflict, wounded, sick or shipwrecked persons as well as persons not taking a direct part in hostilities who have fallen into the power of the enemy;
(iii) In an international armed conflict and a non-international armed conflict, members of the armed forces and enemy combatants who have laid down their arms or have no other means of defence

Keywords

Protected persons



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