War crime—attacking personnel or objects involved in a humanitarian assistance or peacekeeping mission
268.79 War crime—attacking personnel or objects involved in a humanitarian assistance or peacekeeping mission
A person (the perpetrator) commits an offence if:
the perpetrator directs an attack; and
the object of the attack is personnel involved in a humanitarian assistance or peacekeeping mission in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations; and
the personnel are entitled to the protection given to civilians under the Geneva Conventions or Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions; and
the perpetrator’s conduct takes place in the context of, and is associated with, an armed conflict that is not an international armed conflict.
Penalty: Imprisonment for life.
A person (the perpetrator) commits an offence if:
the perpetrator directs an attack; and
the object of the attack is installations, material, units or vehicles involved in a humanitarian assistance or peacekeeping mission in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations; and
the installations, material, units or vehicles are entitled to the protection given to civilian objects under the Geneva Conventions and Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions; and
the perpetrator’s conduct takes place in the context of, and is associated with, an armed conflict that is not an international armed conflict.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 20 years.
Strict liability applies to paragraphs (1)(c) and (2)(c).
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