State: Switzerland
Law or Regulations: Military Penal Code (extracts)


Livre premier, deuxième partie, chapitre sixième : Infractions commises contre le droit des gens en cas de conflit armé
Art. 109 Violation des lois de la guerre


Art. 109

1. Celui qui aura contrevenu aux prescriptions de conventions internationales sur la conduite de la guerre ainsi que pour la protection de personnes et de biens, celui qui aura violé d’autres lois et coutumes de la guerre reconnues, sera, sauf si des dispositions plus sévères sont applicables, puni d’une peine privative de liberté de trois ans au plus ou d’une peine pécuniaire et, dans les cas graves, d’une peine privative de liberté de un an au moins.

2. L’infraction sera punie disciplinairement si elle est de peu de gravité.


References: International Treaties and Documents

First Geneva Convention 1949: Art. 3 Database 'IHL - Treaties & Comments', View 'CONVART', 49 Database 'IHL - Treaties & Comments', View 'ART', 50 Database 'IHL - Treaties & Comments', View 'CONVART' and 51 Database 'IHL - Treaties & Comments', View 'CONVART'
Second Geneva Convention 1949: Art. 3 Database 'IHL - Treaties & Comments', View 'CONVART', 50 Database 'IHL - Treaties & Comments', View 'CONVART', 51 Database 'IHL - Treaties & Comments', View 'CONVART' and 52 Database 'IHL - Treaties & Comments', View 'CONVART'
Third Geneva Convention 1949: Art. 3 Database 'IHL - Treaties & Comments', View 'CONVART', 129 Database 'IHL - Treaties & Comments', View 'CONVART', 130 Database 'IHL - Treaties & Comments', View 'CONVART' and 131 Database 'IHL - Treaties & Comments', View 'CONVART'
Fourth Geneva Convention 1949: Art. 3 Database 'IHL - Treaties & Comments', View 'CONVART', 146 Database 'IHL - Treaties & Comments', View 'ART', 147 Database 'IHL - Treaties & Comments', View 'ART' and 148 Database 'IHL - Treaties & Comments', View 'ART'
Additional Protocol I 1977: Art. 11 Database 'IHL - Treaties & Comments', View 'CONVART', 85 Database 'IHL - Treaties & Comments', View 'ART' and 86 Database 'IHL - Treaties & Comments', View 'CONVART'
Additional Protocol II 1977: 4 Database 'IHL - Treaties & Comments', View 'CONVART'.


References: National Case Law

Military Court of Cassation, 8 July 1996 Database 'IHL - National Implementation', View '3. National Case Law \ 1. by State'
Divisionnal Military Tribunal I, 18 April 1997 Database 'IHL - National Laws', View 'Maintenance\0a. ALL by Site'
MIlitary Court of Cassation, 5 September 1997 Database 'IHL - National Implementation', View 'Maintenance\3. National Case Law \ 1. by State'.