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ARTICLE-6: Genocide     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; ...


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. ...
... (e) "Torture" means the intentional infliction of severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, upon a person in the custody or under the control of the accused; except that torture shall not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to, lawful sanctions; ...


ARTICLE-30: Mental element     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Mental element ...


ARTICLE-31: Grounds for excluding criminal responsibility     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) The person suffers from a mental disease or defect that destroys that person's capacity to appreciate the unlawfulness or nature of his or her conduct, or capacity to control his or her conduct to conform to the requirements of law; ...


ARTICLE-32: Mistake of fact or mistake of law     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. A mistake of fact shall be a ground for excluding criminal responsibility only if it negates the mental element required by the crime. ...
... 2. A mistake of law as to whether a particular type of conduct is a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court shall not be a ground for excluding criminal responsibility. A mistake of law may, however, be a ground for excluding criminal responsibility if it negates the mental element required by such a crime, or as provided for in article 33. ...