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SERIOUS CRIMES OF INTERNATIONAL CONCERN ACT

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

SECTION

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Genocide

    4.    Crimes against humanity

    5.    War crimes

    6.    Crime of aggression

    7.    Other ancillary offences

    8.    Conspiracy

    9.    Superior orders not a defence

    10.    Responsibility of commanders and other superiors

    11.    Jurisdiction

    12.    Statute of limitations not applicable to the crimes under this Act

    13.    International assistance in criminal matters

    14.    Extradition

    15.    General penalty

    16.    Regulations

    17.    Repeal of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Act, 2017

Act 22, 2023,
S.I. 12, 2024.

An Act to criminalise serious crimes of international concern, and other related crimes.

[Date of Commencement: 12th February, 2024.]

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Serious Crimes of International Concern Act.

2. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

"conventional international law" means a convention, treaty or other international agreement to which Botswana is a party and for the time being in force;

"Geneva Conventions" means the four Geneva Conventions adopted on 12 August 1949, the additional protocols to those Conventions and any future amendments to the Conventions; and

"property" has the meaning assigned to it under the Proceeds and Instruments of Crime Act.