Chapter 11 (212/2008)
War crimes and crimes against humanity
Section 5 (212/2008)
War crime
A person who, in connection with a war or another international or domestic armed conflict or occupation, in violation of the Geneva Conventions for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field, for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea, relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, or relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (Finnish Treaty Series 8/1955, Geneva Conventions), or the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949, relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts and to the Protection of Victims of NonInternational Armed Conflicts (Finnish Treaty Series 82/1980, Protocols I and II), or other rules and customs of international law on war, armed conflict of occupation,
11) makes improper use of the flag of truce, the flag of the enemy, the flag of the United Nations, military insignia, a military uniform or the distinctive emblems referred to in the Geneva Conventions or their Protocol I or III,
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:
(vii) Making improper use of a flag of truce, of the flag or of the military insignia and uniform of the enemy or of the United Nations, as well as of the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions, resulting in death or serious personal injury;