Burundi
Practice Relating to Rule 32. Humanitarian Relief Objects
Burundi’s Law on Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes (2003) states:
[The following are] considered as war crimes:
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B. Other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in international armed conflicts, within the established framework of international law, namely, any of the following acts:
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c) launching deliberate attacks against … installations, material, units or vehicles involved in a humanitarian assistance … mission … , as long as they are entitled to the protection given to … civilian objects under the international law of armed conflict;
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D. Other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in armed conflicts not of an international character, within the established framework of international law, namely, any of the following acts:
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c) launching deliberate attacks against … installations, material, units or vehicles involved in a humanitarian assistance … mission … , as long as they are entitled to the protection given to … civilian objects under the international law of armed conflict.
Burundi’s Penal Code (2009) states:
“War crimes” means crimes which are committed as part of a plan or policy or as part of a large-scale commission of such crimes, in particular:
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2. … [S]erious violations of the laws and customs applicable in international armed conflict, within the established framework of international law, namely, any of the following acts:
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3°. Intentionally directing attacks against … installations, material, units or vehicles involved in a humanitarian assistance mission… , as long as they are entitled to the protection given to … civilian objects under the international law of armed conflict;
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5. … [S]erious violations of the laws and customs applicable in armed conflicts not of an international character, within the established framework of international law, namely, any of the following acts:
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3°. Intentionally directing attacks against … installations, material, units or vehicles involved in a humanitarian assistance mission … , as long as they are entitled to the protection given to … civilian objects under the international law of armed conflict.