Crímenes de lesa humanidad

Azerbaiyán

Azerbaijan - Criminal Code (EN) 1999

ESPECIAL PART

SECTION VII
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

CHAPTER 16
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

Article 105. Destruction of population

Full or partial destruction of population at absence of attributes of a genocide shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from ten up to fifteen years or life imprisonment.

NOTE : Crimes shall be admitted as crimes against safety of mankind at deliberate acts provided by articles 105-113 of the present chapter, being component to large-scale or regular attacks on civilians in peace time, and military time.

ESPECIAL PART

SECTION VII
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

CHAPTER 16
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

Article 107. Deportation or forced exile of population

Forced exile of population from lawful places of a settlement to other state or exile by other compulsory actions, without grounds provided by norms of international law and laws of the Azerbaijan Republic shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from ten up to fifteen years.

ESPECIAL PART

SECTION VII
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

CHAPTER 16
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

Article 108. Sexual violence

Rape, compulsion to prostitution, compulsory sterilization or commitment against persons of other actions connected to sexual violence shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from ten up to fifteen years or life imprisonment.

Article 108-1. Compulsory pregnancy
Came into force by the law of the Azerbaijan Republic from July2, 2001.

Illegal imprisonment of a woman, for forced pregnancy with a view to change ethnic structure of this or another population or accompanying another gross infringements of international law shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from ten up to fifteen years or life imprisonment.

ESPECIAL PART

SECTION VII
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

CHAPTER 16
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

Article 109. Discrimination

Prosecution of any group or organization on political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural, religious motives, motives of a sexual belonging or on grounds of another motive forbidden by norms of international law, that is rough infringement of rights of people for a belonging to these groups or organizations, connected with other crimes against safety of mankind shall be punished by imprisonment for the term of from five till ten years.

ESPECIAL PART

SECTION VII
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

CHAPTER 16
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

Article 110. Violent keeping of a person

Detention, arrest or kidnapping of a person with the purpose of deprivation of lawful protection on long term under task, support or with consent of the state or political organization and subsequent denying of the fact on imprisonment of a person or refusal giving data about his attendance or place of staying shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from five up to ten years or life imprisonment.

ESPECIAL PART

SECTION VII
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

CHAPTER 16
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

Article 111. Racial discrimination (apartheid)

111.0. The acts accomplished with a purpose of the organization and maintenance of superiority of one racial group for destroying of other racial group :

111.0.1. denying of a members right of racial group or groups on life and freedom, that is murder of members of racial group or groups, drawing of heavy harm to their health or serious harm to mental faculties, application to them of tortures or reference severe, brutal or humiliating advantage and punishments, as well as any arrest or illegal imprisonment ;
111.0.2. creation for racial group or groups of the living conditions designed for their full or partial physical destruction ;
111.0.3. realization of any legislative or other action with a purpose ,of hindrance to participation of racial group or groups in political, social, economic and cultural life of the country, to development of such group or groups by denying belonging to members of this group or groups of rights and freedom of a person, including a right to work, creation of trade unions, education, departure and entrance to the country, citizenship, a freedom to move and a choose of a residence, idea and word, associations and assemblies ;
111.0.4. implementation of any measures, including legislative, with the purpose of division of a population into racial groups by means of creation of reservoirs and ghetto, prohibitions of mixed marriages between various racial groups, forced take of ground areas belonging to racial group or groups or their members without their consent ;
111.0.5. operation of work of persons belonging to racial group or groups ;
111.0.6. prosecution of organizations and persons opposing apartheid, by means of deprivation of their right and freedom

shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from ten up to fifteen years or life imprisonment.

ESPECIAL PART

SECTION VII
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

CHAPTER 16
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

Article 112. Imprisonment in infringement of international law norms

Arrest or other imprisonment of persons, in infringement of international law norms
shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from five up to eight years.

ESPECIAL PART

SECTION VII
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

CHAPTER 16
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

Article 113. Application of tortures

Causing of a physical pain or mental sufferings to detained persons or persons, or other restrictions of freedom
shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from seven up to ten years.

ESPECIAL PART

SECTION VII
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

CHAPTER 16
CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY OF HUMANTY

Article 105. Destruction of population

Full or partial destruction of population at absence of attributes of a genocide
shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from ten up to fifteen years or life imprisonment.

NOTE : Crimes shall be admitted as crimes against safety of mankind at deliberate acts provided by articles 105-113 of the present chapter, being component to large-scale or regular attacks on civilians in peace time, and military time.

Article 106. Slavery

106.1. The slavery, that is full or partial realization above a person of the competencies inherent to the property right
shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from five up to ten years.

106.2. The same act accomplished concerning a minor or with the purpose of moving of a person in the foreign state
shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from seven up to twelve years.

106.3. Slavery sales, that is maintenance of the person with a purpose of transfer into to slave or use as a slave, his sale or an exchange, and also any act connected with slave sales or transfer into slave, as well as sexual slavery or an encroachment on sexual freedom on grounds of slavery
shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from five up to ten years.

Article 107. Deportation or forced exile of population

Forced exile of population from lawful places of a settlement to other state or exile by other compulsory actions, without grounds provided by norms of international law and laws of the Azerbaijan Republic
shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from ten up to fifteen years.

Article 108. Sexual violence

Rape, compulsion to prostitution, compulsory sterilization or commitment against persons of other actions connected to sexual violence
shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from ten up to fifteen years or life imprisonment.

Article 108-1. Compulsory pregnancy
Came into force by the law of the Azerbaijan Republic from July2, 2001.

Illegal imprisonment of a woman, for forced pregnancy with a view to change ethnic structure of this or another population or accompanying another gross infringements of international law
shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from ten up to fifteen years or life imprisonment.

Article 109. Discrimination

Prosecution of any group or organization on political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural, religious motives, motives of a sexual belonging or on grounds of another motive forbidden by norms of international law, that is rough infringement of rights of people for a belonging to these groups or organizations, connected with other crimes against safety of mankind
shall be punished by imprisonment for the term of from five till ten years.

Article 110. Violent keeping of a person

Detention, arrest or kidnapping of a person with the purpose of deprivation of lawful protection on long term under task, support or with consent of the state or political organization and subsequent denying of the fact on imprisonment of a person or refusal giving data about his attendance or place of staying shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from five up to ten years or life imprisonment.

Article 111. Racial discrimination (apartheid)

111.0. The acts accomplished with a purpose of the organization and maintenance of superiority of one racial group for destroying of other racial group :

111.0.1. denying of a members right of racial group or groups on life and freedom, that is murder of members of racial group or groups, drawing of heavy harm to their health or serious harm to mental faculties, application to them of tortures or reference severe, brutal or humiliating advantage and punishments, as well as any arrest or illegal imprisonment ;
111.0.2. creation for racial group or groups of the living conditions designed for their full or partial physical destruction ;
111.0.3. realization of any legislative or other action with a purpose, of hindrance to participation of racial group or groups in political, social, economic and cultural life of the country, to development of such group or groups by denying belonging to members of this group or groups of rights and freedom of a person, including a right to work, creation of trade unions, education, departure and entrance to the country, citizenship, a freedom to move and a choose of a residence, idea and word, associations and assemblies ;
111.0.4. implementation of any measures, including legislative, with the purpose of division of a population into racial groups by means of creation of reservoirs and ghetto, prohibitions of mixed marriages between various racial groups, forced take of ground areas belonging to racial group or groups or their members without their consent ;
111.0.5. operation of work of persons belonging to racial group or groups ;
111.0.6. prosecution of organizations and persons opposing apartheid, by means of deprivation of their right and freedom
shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from ten up to fifteen years or life imprisonment.

Article 112. Imprisonment in infringement of international law norms

Arrest or other imprisonment of persons, in infringement of international law norms
shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from five up to eight years.


Article 113. Application of tortures

Causing of a physical pain or mental sufferings to detained persons or persons, or other restrictions of freedom
shall be punished by imprisonment for the term from seven up to ten years.

Azerbaijan - Criminal Code 1999 (amend 2018) (EN)

''Special part Section VII. Crimes against peace and security of humanity Chapter 16. Crimes against peace and security of humanity Article 105. Destruction of population''

Full or partial destruction of population at absence of attributes of a genocide—
shall be punishable by imprisonment for the term from fourteen up to twenty years
or life imprisonment.
Note: Deliberate acts, provided by articles 105-113 of this chapter, being component of
the large-scale or regular attacks on civilians both in peace time and wartime are
recognized as crimes against security of humanity.

''Special part Section VII. Crimes against peace and security of humanity Chapter 16. Crimes against peace and security of humanity Article 109. Persecution''

Persecution of any group or organization on political, racial, national, ethnic, cultural,
religious motives, motives of a sexual belonging or on grounds of another motive
forbidden by norms of international law, that is rough infringement of rights of people for
a belonging to these groups or organizations, connected with other crimes against safety
of humanity shall be punishable by imprisonment for the term of from five till ten years.

''Special part Section VII. Crimes against peace and security of humanity Chapter 16. Crimes against peace and security of humanity Article 110. Violent keeping of a person''

Detention, arrest or kidnapping of a person with the purpose of deprivation of lawful
protection on long term under task, support or with consent of the state or political
organization and subsequent denying of the fact on imprisonment of a person or refusal
giving data about his attendance or place of staying—
shall be punishable by imprisonment for the term from ten up to twenty years or
life imprisonment.

''Special part Section VII. Crimes against peace and security of humanity Chapter 16. Crimes against peace and security of humanity Article 111. Racial discrimination (apartheid)''

111.0. The acts accomplished with a purpose of the organization and maintenance of
superiority of one racial group for destroying of other racial group:

111.0.1. denying of a members right of racial group or groups on life and
freedom, that is murder of members of racial group or groups, drawing of heavy
harm to their health or serious harm to mental faculties, application to them of
tortures or reference severe, brutal or humiliating advantage and punishments, as
well as any arrest or illegal imprisonment;

111.0.2. creation for racial group or groups of the living conditions designed for
their full or partial physical destruction;

111.0.3. realization of any legislative or other action with a purpose of hindrance
to participation of racial group or groups in political, social, economic and
cultural life of the country, to development of such group or groups by denying
belonging to members of this group or groups of rights and freedom of a person,
including a right to work, creation of trade unions, education, departure and
entrance to the country, citizenship, a freedom to move and a choose of a
residence, idea and word, associations and assemblies;

111.0.4. implementation of any measures, including legislative, with the purpose
of division of a population into racial groups by means of creation of reservoirs
and ghetto, prohibitions of mixed marriages between various racial groups, forced
take of ground areas belonging to racial group or groups or their members without
their consent;

111.0.5. operation of work of persons belonging to racial group or groups;

111.0.6. prosecution of organizations and persons opposing apartheid, by means
of deprivation of their right and freedom—
shall be punishable by imprisonment for the term from twelve up to twenty five
years or life imprisonment.

''Special part Section VII. Crimes against peace and security of humanity Chapter 16. Crimes against peace and security of humanity Article 112. Imprisonment in infringement of international law norms''

Arrest or other imprisonment of persons, in infringement of international law norms—
shall be punishable by imprisonment for the term from five up to eight years.

Article 113. Application of tortures
Causing of a physical pain or mental sufferings to detained persons or persons, or other
restrictions of freedom—
shall be punishable by imprisonment for the term from seven up to ten years.

Estatuto de Roma

Artículo 5 Crimenes de la competencia de la Corte

1. La competencia de la Corte se limitará a los crímenes más graves de trascendencia para la comunidad internacional en su conjunto. La Corte tendrá competencia, de conformidad con el presente Estatuto, respecto de los siguientes crímenes:

(b) Los crímenes de lesa humanidad;

Artículo 7 Crímenes de lesa humanidad

1. A los efectos del presente Estatuto, se entenderá por "crimen de lesa humanidad" cualquiera de los actos siguientes cuando se cometa como parte de un ataque generalizado o sistemático contra una población civil y con conocimiento de dicho ataque:

(a) Asesinato;

(b) Exterminio;

(c) Esclavitud;

(d) Deportación o traslado forzoso de población;

(e) Encarcelación u otra privación grave de la libertad física en violación de normas fundamentales de derecho internacional;

(f) Tortura;

(g) Violación, esclavitud sexual, prostitución forzada, embarazo forzado, esterilización forzada o cualquier otra forma de violencia sexual de gravedad comparable;

(h) Persecución de un grupo o colectividad con identidad propia fundada en motivos políticos, raciales, nacionales, étnicos, culturales, religiosos, de género definido en el párrafo 3, u otros motivos universalmente reconocidos como inaceptables con arreglo al derecho internacional, en conexión con cualquier acto mencionado en el presente párrafo o con cualquier crimen de la competencia de la Corte;

(i) Desaparición forzada de personas;

(j) El crimen de apartheid;

(k) Otros actos inhumanos de carácter similar que causen intencionalmente grandes sufrimientos o atenten gravemente contra la integridad física o la salud mental o física.

2. A los efectos del párrafo 1:

(a) Por "ataque contra una población civil" se entenderá una línea de conducta que implique la comisión múltiple de actos mencionados en el párrafo 1 contra una población civil, de conformidad con la política de un Estado o de una organización de cometer ese ataque o para promover esa política;

(b) El "exterminio" comprenderá la imposición intencional de condiciones de vida, entre otras, la privación del acceso a alimentos o medicinas, entre otras, encaminadas a causar la destrucción de parte de una población;

(c) Por "esclavitud" se entenderá el ejercicio de los atributos del derecho de propiedad sobre una persona, o de algunos de ellos, incluido el ejercicio de esos atributos en el tráfico de personas, en particular mujeres y niños;

(d) Por "deportación o traslado forzoso de población" se entenderá el desplazamiento forzoso de las personas afectadas, por expulsión u otros actos coactivos, de la zona en que estén legítimamente presentes, sin motivos autorizados por el derecho internacional;

(e) Por "tortura" se entenderá causar intencionalmente dolor o sufrimientos graves, ya sean físicos o mentales, a una persona que el acusado tenga bajo su custodia o control; sin embargo, no se entenderá por tortura el dolor o los sufrimientos que se deriven únicamente de sanciones lícitas o que sean consecuencia normal o fortuita de ellas;

(f) Por "embarazo forzado" se entenderá el confinamiento ilícito de una mujer a la que se ha dejado embarazada por la fuerza, con la intención de modificar la composición étnica de una población o de cometer otras violaciones graves del derecho internacional. En modo alguno se entenderá que esta definición afecta a las normas de derecho interno relativas al embarazo;

(g) Por "persecución" se entenderá la privación intencional y grave de derechos fundamentales en contravención del derecho internacional en razón de la identidad del grupo o de la colectividad;

(h) Por "el crimen de apartheid" se entenderán los actos inhumanos de carácter similar a los mencionados en el párrafo 1 cometidos en el contexto de un régimen institucionalizado de opresión y dominación sistemáticas de un grupo racial sobre uno o más grupos raciales y con la intención de mantener ese régimen;

(i) Por "desaparición forzada de personas" se entenderá la aprehensión, la detención o el secuestro de personas por un Estado o una organización política, o con su autorización, apoyo o aquiescencia, seguido de la negativa a admitir tal privación de libertad o dar información sobre la suerte o el paradero de esas personas, con la intención de dejarlas fuera del amparo de la ley por un período prolongado.

3. A los efectos del presente Estatuto se entenderá que el término "género" se refiere a los dos sexos, masculino y femenino, en el contexto de la sociedad. El término "género" no tendrá más acepción que la que antecede.