National penalties - death sentence

United States of America

Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure - Genocide (excerpts)

CHAPTER 50A—GENOCIDE

§ 1091. Genocide

(b) PUNISHMENT FOR BASIC OFFENSE
(1) in the case of an offense under subsection (a)(1), where death results, by death or impris-onment for life and a fine of not more than $1,000,000, or both; and

Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure - War crimes (excerpts)

TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 118—WAR CRIMES

§ 2441. War crimes

(a) OFFENSE.—Whoever, whether inside or out-side the United States, commits a war crime, in any of the circumstances described in subsection (b), shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for life or any term of years, or both, and if death results to the victim, shall also be subject to the penalty of death.

§2441. War crimes
(a) Offense .—Whoever, whether inside or outside the United States, commits a war crime, in any of the circumstances described in subsection (b), shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for life or any term of years, or both, and if death results to the victim, shall also be subject to the penalty of death.

Rome Statute

Article 77 Applicable penalties

1. Subject to article 110, the Court may impose one of the following penalties on a person convicted of a crime referred to in article 5 of this Statute:

(a) Imprisonment for a specified number of years, which may not exceed a maximum of 30 years; or

(b) A term of life imprisonment when justified by the extreme gravity of the crime and the individual circumstances of the convicted person.

2. In addition to imprisonment, the Court may order:

(a) A fine under the criteria provided for in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence;

(b) A forfeiture of proceeds, property and assets derived directly or indirectly from that crime, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties.