Portugal

Adaptation of Criminal Legislation to ICC Statute

Chapter II
Crimes

Section II
War crimes

Article 10
War crimes against persons

1. Anyone who, in the context of an international armed conflict or a non-international armed conflict, commits any of the following acts against a person protected by international humanitarian law:

(h) Conscripting or enlisting children into a State’s armed forces or military or paramilitary forces, or into armed groups other than a State’s armed forces or military or paramilitary forces, or using them to participate in hostilities;

shall be punished with a term of imprisonment of 10 to 25 years.

Keywords

Conscripting children under 15 into armed forces or groups - NIAC
Conscripting children under 15 into the national armed forces - IAC
Enlisting children under 15 into armed forces or groups - NIAC
Enlisting children under 15 into the national armed forces - IAC
Using children under 15 to participate actively in hostilities - IAC
Using children under 15 to participate actively in hostilities - NIAC



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