National penalties - national proceedings

Namibia

Geneva Conventions Act, 2003

Punishment of grave breaches of Conventions and Protocol I
2. (4) Any person who is found guilty of an offence under this section is, subject to subsection (5), liable -

(a) in the case where the offence involves the willful killing of a person protected by the relevant Convention or by Protocol I, to imprisonment for life;

(b) in any other case, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 14 years .

Prevention of abuse of Red Cross and other emblems, signs, signals, identity cards, insignia and uniforms
8. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding N$2 000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months.

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.