Widespread or systematic attack - crimes against humanity

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan - Criminal Code (EN) 1999

ESPECIAL PART

SECTION VII
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

CHAPTER 16
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

Article 105. Destruction of population

Full or partial destruction of population at absence of attributes of a genocide shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from ten up to fifteen years or life imprisonment.

NOTE : Crimes shall be admitted as crimes against safety of mankind at deliberate acts provided by articles 105-113 of the present chapter, being component to large-scale or regular attacks on civilians in peace time, and military time.

Azerbaijan - Criminal Code 1999 (amend 2018) (EN)

''Special part Section VII. Crimes against peace and security of humanity Chapter 16. Crimes against peace and security of humanity Article 105. Destruction of population''

Full or partial destruction of population at absence of attributes of a genocide—
shall be punishable by imprisonment for the term from fourteen up to twenty years
or life imprisonment.
Note: Deliberate acts, provided by articles 105-113 of this chapter, being component of
the large-scale or regular attacks on civilians both in peace time and wartime are
recognized as crimes against security of humanity.

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:

(a) Murder;

(b) Extermination;

(c) Enslavement;

(d) Deportation or forcible transfer of population;

(e) Imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical liberty in violation of fundamental rules of international law;

(f) Torture;

(g) Rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, enforced sterilization, or any other form of sexual violence of comparable gravity;

(h) Persecution against any identifiable group or collectivity on political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural, religious, gender as defined in paragraph 3, or other grounds that are universally recognized as impermissible under international law, in connection with any act referred to in this paragraph or any crime within the jurisdiction of the Court;

(i) Enforced disappearance of persons;

(j) The crime of apartheid;

(k) Other inhumane acts of a similar character intentionally causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or to mental or physical health.