The Lieber Code emphasized protection of civilians and stated that "all rape... prohibited under the penalty of death", which was the first prohibition of rape in customary humanitarian law.
利伯守则强调对平民的保护，并强调“所有的强奸都被严厉禁止，否则将受到死刑的惩罚”，这是人道法惯例中第一次禁止强奸。