s 268.81
In forceWar crime—pillaging
Volume 2sch (s 268.1-395.50)
Chapter 8Offences against humanity and related offences
Division 268Genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes against the administration of the justice of the International Criminal Court
Subdivision GWar crimes that are other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in an armed conflict that is not an international armed conflict
268.81 War crime—pillaging
A person (the perpetrator) commits an offence if:
(a)
the perpetrator appropriates certain property; and
(b)
the perpetrator intends to deprive the owner of the property and to appropriate it for private or personal use; and
(c)
the appropriation is without the consent of the owner; and
(d)
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.
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