Book Two: Specific Provisions
Title Twelvebis: Genocide and Crimes against Humanity
Art. 264
1 The penalty is a custodial sentence of life or a custodial sentence of not less than ten years for any person who with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a group of persons characterised by their nationality, race, religion or ethnic, social or political affiliation :
a. kills members of such a group, or seriously harms them physically or mentally ;
b. inflicts living conditions on members of such a group that are calculated to bring about its total or partial destruction ;
c. orders or takes measures that are directed towards preventing births within such a group ; or
d. forcibly transfers children in such a group to another group or arranges for such children to be forcibly transferred to another group.
1. The jurisdiction of the Court shall be limited to the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole. The Court has jurisdiction in accordance with this Statute with respect to the following crimes:
(a) The crime of genocide;