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Code of Crimes against International Law
(Völkerstrafgesetzbuch – VStGB)

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Übersetzung durch Brian Duffett, überarbeitet von Jan Christoph Nemitz und Steffen Wirth

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Translation by Brian Duffett, revised by Jan Christoph Nemitz and Steffen Wirth

Translation updated by the Language Service of the Federal Ministry of Justice

Stand: Die Übersetzung berücksichtigt die Änderung(en) des Gesetzes durch Artikel 1 des Gesetzes vom 30. Juli 2024 (BGBl. 2024 I Nr. 255)
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Part 1
General provisions
Section 1Scope of application
Section 2Application of the general law
Section 3Acting upon orders
Section 4Responsibility of military commanders and other superiors
Section 5Non-applicability of statute of limitations
Part 2
Crimes against international law
Chapter 1
Genocide and crimes against humanity
Section 6Genocide
Section 7Crimes against humanity
Chapter 2
War crimes
Section 8War crimes against persons
Section 9War crimes against property and other rights
Section 10War crimes against humanitarian operations and emblems
Section 11War crimes consisting in the use of prohibited methods of warfare
Section 12War crimes consisting in employment of prohibited means of warfare
Chapter 3
Crime of aggression
Section 13Crime of aggression
Chapter 4
Other crimes
Section 14Violation of the duty of supervision
Section 15Failure to report a crime
Annex
(to section 8 (6) no. 1)