Inhuman treatment - IAC

Korea, Republic of

Korea (Republic) - Act on the Punishment of Crimes within the Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court 2007 (2011) EN

Chapter 2 Punishment of Crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court

Article 10 (War crime against humanity)

Committing outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment against a person related to international or non-international conflicts shall be punished by imprisonment for no less than 1 year. Any person who commits any of following acts related to international armed conflicts shall be punished by imprisonment for no less than 3 years.

Rome Statute

Article 8 War crimes

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

(a) Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, namely, any of the following acts against persons or property protected under the provisions of the relevant Geneva Convention:

(ii) Torture or inhuman treatment, including biological experiments;