Humiliating and degrading treatment - IAC

Czech Republic

Czech republic - Criminal Code 2010 (2011) EN

PART TWO SPECIAL PART
CHAPTER XIII CRIMINAL OFFENDES AGAINST HUMANITY, PEACE AND WAR CRIMES

Section 411 Use of Forbidden Means and Methods of Combat
(1) Whoever, during a time of war or another armed conflict, or a combat situation
a) orders use of means of combat or material of a similar nature or uses such means or
material, or
b) orders waging of combat in a forbidden way or wages combat in such a way by
him/herself,
shall be sentenced to imprisonment for two to ten years.
(2) The same sentence shall be imposed to anyone who contrary to provisions of international law on means and methods of waging war or another armed conflict intentionally
a) by a military operation harms civilian population or persons on their lives, health or property or attacks them for retaliation reasons,
b) leads an attack against an unprotected place or demilitarized zon e ,
c) destroys a river dam, nuclear power plant or a similar facility that contains dangerous
powers, or
d) destroys or damages an object designated for humanitarian purposes or an
internationally recognised cultural or natural monument, or exploit such object or monument for military purposes.
(3) An offender shall be sentenced to imprisonment for eight to twenty years or to an exceptional sentence of imprisonment, if he/she causes by the act referred to in Sub-section (1) or (2)
a) grievous bodily harm , or b) death.
(4) Preparation is criminal.

Czech republic - Criminal Procedure Code 1961 (2012) EN

PART TWO
SPECIAL PART

CHAPTER XIII
CRIMINAL OFFENCES AGAINST HUMANITY, PEACE AND WAR CRIMES

Division 2
Criminal Offences against Peace and War Crimes

Section 412 War Cruelty
(1) Whoever violates regulations of international law by inhumane treatment of civilian population, refugees, wounded, sick, members of the armed forces who surrendered, or prisoners of war during a war or another armed conflict, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for five to twelve years.

Rome Statute

Article 8 War crimes

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

(b) Other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in international armed conflict, within the established framework of international law, namely, any of the following acts:

(xxi) Committing outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment;