National penalties - genocide

Mauritius

Mauritius - ICC Act 2011 EN

PART II – OFFENCES AND JURISDICTION OF COURTS OF MAURITIUS

4. International crimes

(1) Notwithstanding any other enactment, any person who commits –
(a) a crime against humanity;
(b) genocide; or
(c) a war crime,
shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to penal servitude for a term not exceeding 45 years

PART II – OFFENCES AND JURISDICTION OF COURTS OF MARITIUS

4. International crimes

(2) Any person who –

shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to penal servitude for a term not exceeding 45 years

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.

2. In addition to imprisonment, the Court may order:

(a) A fine under the criteria provided for in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence;

(b) A forfeiture of proceeds, property and assets derived directly or indirectly from that crime, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties.