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Crimes Crime of Aggression
No specific provision. However, the Principality of Liechtenstein ratified the Kampala amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on the crime of aggression on 08 May 2012:
Bericht und Antrag der Regierung an den Landtag des Fürstentums Liechtenstein betreffend die Änderungen des Römer Statuts des Internationalen Strafgerichtshofs. (Report and proposal of the Government to the Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein concerning the amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court).
Regierung des Fürstentums Liechtenstein, Ressort Äusseres, Vaduz, 14 [DEU]
Crime of aggression: First Ratification of the Amendments.
ICC - Assembly of States Party, Press Release ICC-ASP-20120509-PR793, 09 May 2012. [ENG]
Crimen de agresión: primera ratificación de las enmiendas.
CPI - Asamblea de Estados Parte, Comunicado de Prensa ICC-ASP-20120509-PR793, 09 mayo 2012 [SPA]
Liechtenstein first country to ratify the Kampala amendments on the crime of aggression.
Permanent Mission of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United Nations, Press Release, NY, 08 May 2012. [ENG]Crimes Against Humanity
➤ According to Article 4 in connection with Article 3 of the Law on Cooperation with the International Criminal Court and other International Tribunals, "[T]he competence of the International Criminal Court or of an International Tribunal does not preclude the competence of Liechtenstein courts" regarding "the prosecution and punishment of persons responsible for crimes within the meaning of articles 5(1) (a) to (c), 6 to 8, and 25 of the Rome Statute (genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes) committed after the entry into force of the Statute (articles 10 to 13 of the Statute)." See:
Law of 20 October 2004 on Cooperation with the International Criminal Court and other International Tribunals.
National Legal Gazette (Liechtensteinisches Landesgesetzblatt) 2004 Nr. 268, 14 December 2004. [ENG]
➤ § 2831 of the Criminal Code punishes the denial of crimes against humanity:"§ 2831
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Discrimination 1) Any person shall be punished with imprisonment of up to two years who [...]
5. publicly denies, grossly trivializes or seeks justification for genocide or other crimes against humanity, whether verbally, in writing or pictorially, by using signs transmitted by electronic media, gestures, through acts of aggression or otherwise, [...]"Genocide
➤ Genocide is defined in Article 321 of the Criminal Code of the Principality of Liechtenstein:
"Section 25
§ 84 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code reads:
Genocide
§ 321
Genocide
1) Any person who, with the purpose of destroying, in whole or in part, a group determined by its affiliation with a church or religious group, a race, a people, a tribe, or a state, kills members of the group, causes serious bodily (§ 84 paragraph 1) or psychological harm to them, subjects the group to conditions of life capable of bringing about the death of all members or any part of the group, imposes measures intended to prevent births within the group, or, by force or the threat of force, transfers children of the group to another group, shall be punished with imprisonment for life.
2) Any person who conspires with another person to jointly commit any of the acts set out in paragraph 1 shall be punished with imprisonment of one to ten years.""§ 84
§ 2831 of the Criminal Code punishes the denial of genocide:
Serious bodily harm
1) If the act results in damage to health lasting longer than 24 days or in an incapacity to work or if the harm or damage to health in itself is serious, the perpetrator shall be punished with imprisonment of up to three years." [...]"§ 2831
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Discrimination 1) Any person shall be punished with imprisonment of up to two years who [...]
5. publicly denies, grossly trivializes or seeks justification for genocide or other crimes against humanity, whether verbally, in writing or pictorially, by using signs transmitted by electronic media, gestures, through acts of aggression or otherwise, [...]"
➤ Additionally, according to Article 4 in connection with Article 3 of the Law on Cooperation with the International Criminal Court and other International Tribunals, "[T]he competence of the International Criminal Court or of an International Tribunal does not preclude the competence of Liechtenstein courts" regarding "the prosecution and punishment of persons responsible for crimes within the meaning of articles 5(1) (a) to (c), 6 to 8, and 25 of the Rome Statute (genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes) committed after the entry into force of the Statute (articles 10 to 13 of the Statute)." See:
Law of 20 October 2004 on Cooperation with the International Criminal Court and other International Tribunals.
National Legal Gazette (Liechtensteinisches Landesgesetzblatt) 2004 Nr. 268, 14 December 2004. [ENG]War Crimes
According to Article 4 in connection with Article 3 of the Law on Cooperation with the International Criminal Court and other International Tribunals, "[T]he competence of the International Criminal Court or of an International Tribunal does not preclude the competence of Liechtenstein courts" regarding "the prosecution and punishment of persons responsible for crimes within the meaning of articles 5(1) (a) to (c), 6 to 8, and 25 of the Rome Statute (genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes) committed after the entry into force of the Statute (articles 10 to 13 of the Statute)."
Law of 20 October 2004 on Cooperation with the International Criminal Court and other International Tribunals.
National Legal Gazette (Liechtensteinisches Landesgesetzblatt) 2004 Nr. 268, 14 December 2004. [ENG]
Jurisdiction
The jurisdictional regime applicable to Liechtenstein criminal laws is provided for under Articles 62 to 67 of the Criminal Code, with Articles 64, ¶ 1, no. 6 and 65 dedicated to offences committed abroad.
[See full version of the Criminal Code under the "Resources and Links" section below]
International Criminal Court
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: The Principality of Liechtenstein signed the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on 18 July 1998 and deposited its instrument of ratification on 02 October 2001.
Verordnung vom 4. September 2012 über die Zusammenarbeit mit dem Internationalen Strafgerichtshof und anderen Internationalen Gerichten (ZIGV). (Regulation of 4 September 2012 on Cooperation with the International Criminal Court and other International Courts).
Liechtensteinisches Landesgesetzblatt, 2012 Nr. 279, 10. September 2012. [DEU]
Law of 20 October 2004 on Cooperation with the International Criminal Court and other International Tribunals.
National Legal Gazette (Liechtensteinisches Landesgesetzblatt) 2004 Nr. 268, 14 December 2004. [ENG]
➤ The Principality of Liechtenstein ratified the Kampala amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on the crime of aggression on 08 May 2012:
Bericht und Antrag der Regierung an den Landtag des Fürstentums Liechtenstein betreffend die Änderungen des Römer Statuts des Internationalen Strafgerichtshofs. (Report and proposal of the Government to the Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein concerning the amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court).
Regierung des Fürstentums Liechtenstein, Ressort Äusseres, Vaduz, 14 [DEU]
Crime of aggression: First Ratification of the Amendments.
ICC - Assembly of States Party, Press Release ICC-ASP-20120509-PR793, 09 May 2012. [ENG]
Crimen de agresión: primera ratificación de las enmiendas.
CPI - Asamblea de Estados Parte, Comunicado de Prensa ICC-ASP-20120509-PR793, 09 mayo 2012 [ESL]
Liechtenstein first country to ratify the Kampala amendments on the crime of aggression.
Permanent Mission of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United Nations, Press Release, NY, 08 May 2012. [ENG]
Constitution of the Principality of Liechtenstein of 5 October 1921. LR-Nr. 101. (Updated 01 January 2012).
Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein. [ENG]. [Last accessed 27Nov17]. [External Link to pdf document]
Criminal Code of 24 June 1987 (StGB). LR-Nr. 311.0. (Updated 01 January 2017)
Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein. [ENG]. [Last accessed 27Nov17]. [External Link to pdf document]
Strafgesetzbuch (StGB), vom 24. Juni 1987 (Fassung: 01.01.2017). (Criminal Code. Updated 01 January 2017).
Liechtensteinisches Landesgesetzblatt, Jahrgang 1988, Nr. 37, ausgegeben am 22. Oktober 1988.
Landesverwaltung Fürstentum Liechtenstein. [DEU]. [Last accessed 27Nov17]. [External Link to pdf document]
Code of Criminal Procedure of 18 October 1987 (StPO). LR-Nr. 312.0.
Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein. [ENG]. [Last accessed 27Nov17]. [External Link to pdf document]
Gesetz betreffend den Schutz des Zeichens und des Namens des Roten Kreuzes. (Law on the Protection of the Emblem and the Name of the Red Cross, 1957)
World Intellectual Property Organization. [DEU]. [Last accessed 24Nov17]. [External Link]
Law of 15 September 2000 on International Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. LR-Nr. 351. (Mutual Legal Assistance Act, RHG).
Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein. [ENG]. [Last accessed 27Nov17]. [External Link to pdf document]
International Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. (Official legislation database).
Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein. [ENG]. [Last accessed 24Nov17]. [External Link]
Selected consolidated laws translated into English.
Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein. [ENG]. [Last accessed 27Nov17]. [External Link]
LILex Database. (Official legislation database).
Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein. [DEU]. [Last accessed 24Nov17]. [External Link]
Website of the Global Campaign for the Ratification and Implementation of the Kampala Amendments on the Crime of Aggression
Principality of Liechtenstein and Global Institute for the Prevention of Aggression. [ENG]. [Last accessed 27Nov17]. [External Link]
List of International Humanitarian Law Treaties to which Liechtenstein is a State party
International Committee of the Red Cross. [ENG]. [Last accessed 24Nov17]. [External Link]