Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group

South Africa

Implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (Act No. 27 of 2002)

Chapter 5
Miscellaneous

Schedule 1
Crimes

Part 1
Genocide

'Genocide' means any of the following conduct committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group, as such:

(b) causing serious bodily harm or mental harm to members of the group.

Rome Statute

Article 6 Genocide

For the purpose of this Statute, ‘genocide’ means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:

(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;