BOOK I
General provisions on felonies and misdemeanours, the persons responsible, the penalties, security measures and other consequences of criminal offences
TITLE XXIV
Crimes against the International Community
CHAPTER III
On crimes against protected persons and assets in the event of armed conflict
Article 609
Whoever, during an armed conflict, physically abuses or seriously endangers the life, health or integrity of any protected persona, subjects him to torture or inhumane treatment, including biological experiments, causes him serious suffering or subjects him to any medical act that is not in keeping with his state of health, nor according to the generally recognised medical standards that the Party responsible would apply to its own nationals not detained under similar medical circumstances, shall be punished with a sentence of imprisonment from four to eight years, without prejudice to the punishment that might be appropriate for the damaging results caused.
2. A los efectos del presente Estatuto, se entiende por "crímenes de guerra":
(e) Otras violaciones graves de las leyes y los usos aplicables en los conflictos armados que no sean de índole internacional, dentro del marco establecido de derecho internacional, a saber, cualquiera de los actos siguientes:
(ix) Matar o herir a traición a un combatiente adversario;