The Committee on Legislative Support of Law Enforcement recommends The Verkhovna Rada to adopt the Bill on Amendments to the Criminal Code of Ukraine (re Harmonization of the Criminal Legislation of Ukraine with the International Law)

21 March 2011, 16:40

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Опис : C:\Documents and Settings\Имя\Рабочий стол\1.jpgThe bill (Reg. No. 7164) supplements the Criminal Code with a new clause 442-1 that establishes criminal responsibility for the crimes against humanity.  Under this clause, "committal of wide-scale and systematic deliberate actions, declared as binding by The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and generally recognized principles and norms of the international law, determined as crimes against humanity is punished by imprisonment for 10-15 years or life sentence."

 

The Committee members believe that adoption of the bill will facilitate fulfillment of international commitments of Ukraine in the sphere of humanitarian law.