War crime—medical procedure
268.95 War crime—medical procedure
A person (the perpetrator) commits an offence if:
the perpetrator subjects one or more persons to a medical procedure; and
the procedure seriously endangers the physical or mental health, or the integrity, of the person or persons; and
the perpetrator’s conduct is not justified by the state of health of the person or persons; and
the perpetrator knows that, or is reckless as to whether, the conduct is consistent with generally accepted medical standards that would be applied under similar medical circumstances to persons who are of the same nationality as the perpetrator and are in no way deprived of liberty; and
the person or persons are in the power of, or are interned, detained or otherwise deprived of liberty by, the country of the perpetrator as a result of an international armed conflict; and
the conduct takes place in the context of, and is associated with, an international armed conflict.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 25 years.
The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.