Severe deprivation of physical liberty - crimes against humanity

Federal Republic of Germany

Germany - Code of Crimes against International Law 2002 EN

Article 1 Code of Crimes against International Law (CCAIL)

Part 2 Crimes against International Law

Chapter 1 Genocide and crimes against humanity

Section 7 Crimes against humanity

(1) Whoever, as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population,

9. severely deprives, in contravention of a general rule of international law, a person of his or her physical liberty,

shall be punished with imprisonment for not less than three years.

Rome Statute

Article 7 Crimes against humanity

1. For the purpose of this Statute, ‘crime against humanity’ means any of the following acts when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack:

(e) Imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical liberty in violation of fundamental rules of international law;