Humiliating and degrading treatment - IAC

Portugal

Adaptation of Criminal Legislation to ICC Statute

Chapter II
Crimes

Section II
War crimes

Article 10
War crimes against persons

1. Anyone who, in the context of an international armed conflict or a non-international armed conflict, commits any of the following acts against a person protected by international humanitarian law:

(l) Outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment;

shall be punished with a term of imprisonment of 10 to 25 years.

Rome Statute

Article 8 War crimes

2. For the purpose of this Statute, ‘war crimes’ means:

(b) Other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in international armed conflict, within the established framework of international law, namely, any of the following acts:

(xxi) Committing outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment;