Spain
Practice Relating to Rule 53. Starvation as a Method of Warfare
Spain’s LOAC Manual (1996) states: “It is prohibited … to starve civilian persons as a method of warfare.”
Spain’s LOAC Manual (2007) states: “Starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is prohibited.”
Spain’s Penal Code (1995), as amended in 2003, states:
Anyone who [commits any of the following acts] during armed conflict shall be punished with three to seven years’ imprisonment:
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3. … [D]epriving a protected person of indispensable food supplies or not providing such supplies.
Spain’s Penal Code (1995), as amended in 2010, states:
Anyone who [commits any of the following acts] during armed conflict shall be punished with three to seven years’ imprisonment:
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8. Intentionally using starvation of the civilian population as a method of warfare depriving it of indispensable supplies or not providing items indispensable for its survival.