Genocide

Armenia

Armenia - Criminal Code (EN) 2003 (2013)

General Part

Section 2.

Crime.

Chapter 3.

The notion and types of crime.

Article 19. Types of crime.

5. Particularly grave crimes are those willful acts for which this Code envisages a maximal imprisonment for more than ten years or for life .

Special Part

Section 13.

Crimes against peace and human security

Chapter 33.

Crimes against peace and human security

Article 393. Genocide.

The actions aimed at the complete or partial extermination of national, ethnic, racial or religious groups by means of killing the members of this group , inflicting severe damage to their health , violently preventing them from childbearing , enforced hand-over of children , violent re-population, or physical elimination of the members of this group , are punished with imprisonment for the term of 13 to 15 years or with life sentence.

Rome Statute

Article 5 Crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court

1. The jurisdiction of the Court shall be limited to the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole. The Court has jurisdiction in accordance with this Statute with respect to the following crimes:

(a) The crime of genocide;