National penalties - death sentence

Australia

Australia - Geneva Conventions Act 1957 (2016)

''Schedule 3—Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of August 12, 1949
CHAPTER III.—PENAL AND DISCIPLINARY SANCTIONS III. Judicial Proceedings, ARTICLE 107''

Furthermore, if a prisoner of war is finally convicted or if a sentence pronounced on a prisoner of war in the first instance is a death sentence, the Detaining Power shall as soon as possible address to the Protecting Power a detailed communication containing:

(1) the precise wording of the finding and sentence;
(2) a summarized report of any preliminary investigation and of the trial,
emphasising in particular the elements of the prosecution and the
defence;
(3) notification, where applicable, of the establishment where the
sentence will be served.

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.