Burundi
Practice Relating to Rule 30. Persons and Objects Displaying the Distinctive Emblem
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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w) launching deliberate attacks against buildings, material, medical units and transport, and personnel using the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions in conformity with international law;
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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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b) launching deliberate attacks against buildings, material, medical units and transport, and personnel using the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions in conformity with international law.
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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25°. Intentionally directing attacks against buildings, material, medical units and transport, and personnel using the distinctive emblems of the [1949] Geneva Conventions in conformity with international law …
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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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2°. Intentionally directing attacks against buildings, material, medical units and transport, and personnel using the distinctive emblems of the [1949] Geneva Conventions in conformity with international law.