Severe deprivation of physical liberty - crimes against humanity

Spain

Criminal Code 1995 (2013)

BOOK I
General provisions on felonies and misdemeanours, the persons responsible, the penalties, security measures and other consequences of criminal offences

TITLE XXIV
Crimes against the International Community

CHAPTER II BIS
On crimes against humanity

Article 607 bis

2. Those convicted of crimes against humanity shall be punished :

7. With a sentence of imprisonment from eight to twelve years if they were to arrest a person, depriving him of his liberty, with breach of the international rules on arrest.

The punishment shall be imposed at a lower degree when the arrest lasts less than fifteen days ;

Provisions of the Spanish Criminal Code Concerning International Crimes. Integrated Text Containing the Amendments Introduced by the Ley Organica 15/2003 Implementing the Statute of the International Criminal Court 2003

TITLE XXIV
Offences against the International Community

CHAPTER II BIS
Crimes against humanity

Article 607 bis
2. Those convicted of crimes against humanity shall be sentenced:
7th. To eight to twelve years’ imprisonment for detaining another, depriving him of his physical liberty, in violation of the rules of international law. The sentence shall be reduced by one degree (‘la pena inferior en grado’) when the detainment lasts for less than fifteen days.

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;