National penalties - life imprisonment

New Zealand

International Crimes and International Criminal Court Act 2000

PART 2 - INTERNATIONAL CRIMES AND OFFENCES AGAINST ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

International crimes

9.
Genocide—

(3)The penalty for genocide, or conspiring with, or agreeing with any person to commit genocide is,—

(b)in any other case, imprisonment for life or a lesser term.


PART 2 - INTERNATIONAL CRIMES AND OFFENCES AGAINST ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

International crimes

10.
Crimes against humanity—

(3)The penalty for a crime against humanity is,—

(b)in any other case, imprisonment for life or a lesser term.

PART 2 - INTERNATIONAL CRIMES AND OFFENCES AGAINST ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

International crimes

11.
War crimes—

(3)The penalty for a war crime is,—

(b)in any other case, imprisonment for life or a lesser term

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.