Règle correspondante
Switzerland
Practice Related to Rule 94. Slavery and Slave Trade
Switzerland’s Military Criminal Code (1927), taking into account amendments entered into force up to 2011, states:
Art. 5
1 In times of war, in addition to the persons mentioned in art. 3 [Personal conditions] and 4 [Extension in case of active service], the following are subject to military criminal law:
1. Civilians who make themselves culpable of one of the following offences:
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d. … crime against humanity [Art. 109] (Part 2, chapter 6) …;
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5. foreign military persons who make themselves culpable of … a crime against humanity [Art. 109] (Part 2, chapter 6)[.]
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Chapter 6 – Genocide and crimes against humanity
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Art. 109
1 The penalty shall be a custodial sentence of not less than five years for any person who, as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against the civilian population:
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c. disposes over a person by assuming a right of ownership over that person, in particular in the context of trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation or forced labour.
Switzerland, Military Criminal Code, 1927, taking into account amendments entered into force up to 2011, Articles 5(1)(1)(d) and (5) and 109(1)(c).
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