Domestic application of international criminal law
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Crimes Crime of Aggression
No provision
Crimes against Humanity
No provision
Genocide
No provision
War Crimes
The Geneva Conventions Act, 1960. The Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II-Section 1, No. 7, New Delhi, 12 March 1960. [ENG]
The Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000. Act No. 34 of 2000.
The Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II-Section 1, No. 42, New Delhi, 28 August 2000. [ENG]
Jurisdiction Jurisdiction for grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions is provided for under Chapter II (Punishment of Offenders Against Conventions), Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Geneva Conventions Act, 1960:
The Geneva Conventions Act, 1960. The Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II-Section 1, No. 7, New Delhi, 12 March 1960. [ENG]
Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes:
The Republic of India ratified the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity (26 November 1968) on 12 January 1971.
International Criminal Court
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: The Republic of India is not a state party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
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India, ChinaBorder Defence Cooperation Agreement between India and China. 23 October 2013 Agreement on the Establishment of a Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs. 17 January 2012 Protocol between India and China on Modalities for the Implementation of Confidence-Building Measures in the Military Field Along the Line of actual Control in the India-China Border Areas. 11 April 2005 Agreement between India and China on Confidence-Building Measures in the Military Field along the Line of Actual Control in the India-China Border Areas. 29 November 1996 Agreement on the Maintenance of Peace and Tranquility along the Line of Actual Control in the India-China Border Areas. 07 September 1993
India, Pakistan
Lahore Declaration. 21 February 1999. Joint Statement between the Governments of India and Pakistan. 21 Februry 1999 Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments of India and Pakistan. 21 February 199 Agreement between the Government of India and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on Bilateral Relations (Simla Agreement). 02 July 1972 Tashkent Declaration. 10 January 1966 Security Council Resolution 211: The India-Pakistan Question. 20 September 1965 Agreement between India and Pakistan Relating to Ceasefire and the Restoration of the Status Quo in the Gujarat-West Pakistan Border. 30 June 1965
Agreement between India and Pakistan Regarding Procedures to End Disputes and Incidents along the Indo-West Pakistan Border Areas. 11 January 1960
Agreement between Governments of India and Pakistan Regarding Procedures to End Disputes and Incidents along the Indo-East Pakistan Border Areas. 23 October 1959
Agreement between India and Pakistan on Border Disputes (East Pakistan). 10 September 1958
Agreement between Military Representatives of India and Pakistan Regarding the Establishment of a Ceasefire Line in the State of Jammu and Kashmir (Karachi Agreement). 27 July 1949. [ENG]
India, Sri LankaIndo-Lanka Accord. 29 July 1987
India (Intra-State)Memorandum of Settlement on Bodoland Territorial Council. 30 July 2004 Memorandum of Settlement on Bodoland Territorial Council. 10 February 2003 Extension of Ceasefire with the NSCN-IM. 14 June 2001 Agreed Ground Rules for Suspension of Operations between the Security Forces and the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT). 29 March 2000 Memorandum of Settlement between the Tripura State Government and All Tripura Tribal Force (ATTF). 23 August 1993 Memorandum of Settlement (Bodo Accord). 20 February 1993 Memorandum of Understanding with the Tripura National Volunteers (TNV). 12 August 1988 Memorandum of Settlement (Mizoram Accord). 30 June 1986 Memorandum of Settlement on Punjab. 24 July 1985
The Constitution of India. (Updated)
Ministry of Law and Justice. [ENG]. [Last accessed 06Sep17]. [External Link]
The Constitution of India.
Ministry of Law and Justice. [ENG]. [Last accessed 06Sep17]. [External Link to pdf document]
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act No. 45 of 1860)
World Intellectual Property Organization - WIPO. [ENG]. [Last accessed 06Sep17]. [External Link]
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
World Intellectual Property Organization - WIPO. [ENG]. [Last accessed 06Sep17]. [External Link]
The Judgments Information System.
Supreme Court of India. [ENG]. [Last accessed 05Sep17]. [External Link]
The Gazette of India.
Directorate of Printing, Department of Publication, Ministry of Urban development, Government of India. [ENG]. [Last accessed 05Sep17]. [External Link]
Legal Information Institute of India (LIIofIndia).
[ENG]. [Last accessed 29Mar18]. [External Link]
India Code. Digital Repository of Legislations
Legislative Department, Ministry of Law & Justice. [ENG]. [Last accessed 29Mar18]. [External Link]
India - Pakistan Background.
United Nations. [ENG]. [Last accessed 06Sep17]. [External Link]
United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan. (UNMOGIP).
United Nations. [ENG]. [Last accessed 06Sep17]. [External Link]
List of International Humanitarian Law Treaties to which India is a State party. [ENG]
(International Committee of the Red Cross). [ENG] [Last accessed 31May17] [External Link]