Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00060:section:8:p240
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00060
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 8 (pt 240/268)
Character Range: 980437–983303

Conventions; and
 (c) the perpetrator intends the persons so using such an emblem to be the object of the attack; and
 (d) the perpetrator's conduct takes place in the context of, and is associated with, an international armed conflict.
Penalty: Imprisonment for life.
 (2) A person (the perpetrator) commits an offence if:
 (a) the perpetrator attacks one or more buildings, medical units or transports or other objects; and
 (b) the buildings, units or transports or other objects are using, in conformity with the Geneva Conventions or the Protocols to the Geneva Conventions, any of the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions; and
 (c) the perpetrator intends the buildings, units or transports or other objects so using such an emblem to be the object of the attack; and
 (d) the perpetrator's conduct takes place in the context of, and is associated with, an international armed conflict.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 20 years.
 (3) Strict liability applies to paragraphs (1)(b) and (2)(b).

268.67  War crime—starvation as a method of warfare
 (1) A person (the perpetrator) commits an offence if:
 (a) the perpetrator uses as a method of warfare:
 (i) any intentional deprivation of civilians of objects indispensable to their survival; or
 (ii) without limiting subparagraph (i)—the wilful impeding of relief supplies for civilians; and
 (b) if subparagraph (a)(ii) applies—the relief supplies are provided for under the Geneva Conventions; and
 (c) the perpetrator's conduct takes place in the context of, and is associated with, an international armed conflict.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 25 years.
 (2) Strict liability applies to paragraph (1)(b).

268.68  War crime—using, conscripting or enlisting children

National armed forces
 (1) A person (the perpetrator) commits an offence if:
 (a) the perpetrator uses one or more persons to participate actively in hostilities as members of the national armed forces; and
 (b) the person or persons are under the age of 15 years; and
 (c) the perpetrator's conduct takes place in the context of, and is associated with, an international armed conflict.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 17 years.
 (2) A person (the perpetrator) commits an offence if:
 (a) the perpetrator conscripts one or more persons into the national armed forces; and
 (b) the person or persons are under the age of 15 years; and
 (c) the perpetrator's conduct takes place in the context of, and is associated with, an international armed conflict.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 15 years.
 (3) A person (the perpetrator) commits an offence if:
 (a) the perpetrator enlists one or more persons into the national armed forces; and
 (b) the person or persons are under the age of 15 years; and
 (c) the perpetrator's conduct takes place in the context of, and is associated with, an international armed conflict.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.