National penalties - life imprisonment

Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda - Genocide Act 1975 EN

3. Genocide.

(2) A person guilty of an offence of genocide shall on conviction on indictment

(a) if the offence consists of the killing of any person, be sentenced to imprisonment for life ;

Antigua and Barbuda - Suppression of Torture Act 1993 EN

3. Torture

(6) A person who commits the offence of torture shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for life.

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.