Ukraine
Practice Relating to Rule 129. The Act of Displacement
Ukraine’s IHL Manual (2004) states:
1.2.15. “Deportation” is forced expulsion of a person, group of persons or a nation from the place of permanent residence to another State.
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1.4.16. … It shall be prohibited to issue orders and instructions regarding forcible movement of civilian persons in connection with the armed conflict unless this is required by the considerations of their security.
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1.8.5. Serious violations of international humanitarian law directed against people include:
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- deportation … or unlawful movement of the population of occupied territory (both within or outside this territory).
Under Ukraine’s Criminal Code (2001), deportation of the civilian population to forced labour is an offence.