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ARTICLE-7: Crimes against humanity     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (k) Other inhumane acts of a similar character intentionally causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or to mental or physical health. ...


ARTICLE-8: War crimes     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (iii) Wilfully causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or health; ...


ARTICLE-31: Grounds for excluding criminal responsibility     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (d) The conduct which is alleged to constitute a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court has been caused by duress resulting from a threat of imminent death or of continuing or imminent serious bodily harm against that person or another person, and the person acts necessarily and reasonably to avoid this threat, provided that the person does not intend to cause a greater harm than the one sought to be avoided. Such a threat may either be: ...