National penalties - life imprisonment

Iceland

Iceland - Criminal Code 1940 (2019) EN

XI. chapter. Violation of the Constitution of the State and its Supreme government.

100. gr. a.
[Terrorism shall be punishable by up to life imprisonment for any one or more of the following offenses for the purpose of causing significant fear to the public or unlawfully forcing the Icelandic or foreign government or an international organization to do something or leave something undone or for that purpose to weaken or damage the Constitution or the political, economic or social foundations of a State or international organization:] 1)
1st homicide according to Article 211,
2nd physical assault according to Art. Article 218.,
3 liberty under. Article 226,
4. disturbs traffic safety according to Art. Paragraph 1 Article 168, interferes with the operation of public transport, etc. according to Paragraph 1 Article 176 or causes large-scale property damage according to Art. Paragraph 2 Article 257 and these violations are committed in a way that lives are put at risk or cause extensive economic damage,
5. hijacking under. Paragraph 2 Article 165 or is granted to persons present at an airport intended for international air traffic according to Art. Paragraph 3 Article 165,
6.burn according to Paragraph 2 Article 164, causes an explosion, the spread of harmful gases, floods, shipwrecks, railway, car or aircraft accidents or accidents of other such means of transport or transport according to Art. Paragraph 1 Article 165, causes a general shortage of drinking water or puts harmful substances in water sources or water pipes according to Art. Paragraph 1 Article 170 or releases toxic or other dangerous substances intended for sale or general use, cf. Paragraph 1 Article 171
The same punishment shall be imposed on a person who, for the same purpose, threatens to commit the offenses listed in the first paragraph.]

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.