Slovenia

Criminal Code of the Republic of Slovenia

GENERAL PART

Chapter Fourteen
CRIMINAL OFFENCES AGAINST HUMANITY

War Crimes

Article 102

Whoever orders or commits war crimes, especially if they are committed as part of an integral plan or policy, or as part of an extensive implementation of such crimes, namely the following :

1) grave breaches of Geneva Conventions on 12 August 1949 (Act on notification of succession concerning the Council of Europe conventions, the Geneva Conventions and additional protocols regarding the protection of victims of war and international agreements in the field of arms control, the depositors of which are the three main nuclear forces (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No 14/1992)), namely any mentioned act against persons or property, which are protected by appropriate Geneva Conventions :

- wilful killing ;
- torture or inhumane treatment, as well as biological experiments ;
- intentional causing of great suffering or serious injury to body or health ;
- extensive unlawful wanton destruction or appropriation of property ;
- forcing a prisoner of war or other protected person to serve in the forces of a
hostile power ;
- depriving a prisoner of war or other protected person of a fair trial ; - unlawful deportation or confinement ;
- taking hostages ;

Keywords

Grave breaches - IAC



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