Killing or wounding treacherously a combatant adversary - NIAC

South Africa

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

Chapter 5
Miscellaneous

Schedule 1
Crimes

Part 3
War Crimes

'War crimes' mean any of the following:

(e) Other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in armed conflicts not of an international character, within the established framework of international law, namely, any of the following conduct:

(ix) killing or wounding treacherously a combatant adversary.

Rome Statute

Article 8 War crimes

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

(e) Other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in armed conflicts not of an international character, within the established framework of international law, namely, any of the following acts:

(ix) Killing or wounding treacherously a combatant adversary;