South Africa

Implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (Act No. 27 of 2002)

Schedule 1
CRIMES

(Sections 1 (vii) and 4 (1))

PART 3
WAR CRIMES

(f) Paragraph (e) of this Part applies to armed conflicts not of an international character and thus does not apply to situations of internal disturbances and tensions, such as riots, isolated and sporadic acts of violence or other acts of a similar nature. It applies to armed conflicts that take place in the territory of a State when there is a protracted armed conflict between governmental authorities and organised armed groups or between such groups.

Keywords

Internal disturbances and tensions (riots, isolated and sporadic acts of violence or other acts of a similar nature) - protracted armed conflict



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