State: Armenia
Law or Regulations: Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia (extracts)


Special part; Section XIII; Chapter XXXIII: Crimes against peace and human security
Art. 387 Application of prohibited methods of war


Article 387. Application of prohibited methods of war.

1. Application of methods prohibited by international agreements in military actions or armed conflicts, is punished with imprisonment for the term of up to 15 years.

2. Application or testing of mass destruction weapons prohibited in international agreements is punished with imprisonment from 10 to 15 years, or to life.

References: International Treaties and Documents

UN Biological Weapons Convention 1972: Art. 1 IHL - Treaties & Comments and 4 IHL - Treaties & Comments
Additional Protocol I 1977: Art. 35 IHL - Treaties & Comments
UN Convention on Chemical Weapons 1993: Art. 1 IHL - Treaties & Comments and 7 IHL - Treaties & Comments.