Domestic implementation of international criminal law
State of Qatar
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Crimes Crime of Aggression
No provision.
Crimes Against Humanity
No provision.
Genocide
No provision.
War Crimes
No provision.
According to article 6 of the Permanent Constitution of the State of Qatar, "[T]he State shall respect international charters and conventions and shall strive to implement all international agreements, charters and conventions to which it is party."
Qatar is a State party to the following main International Humanitarian Law treaties:Geneva Conventions, 1949 (Ratification / Accession: 15 October 1975) Additional Protocol (I) to the Geneva Conventions, 1977 (Ratification / Accession: 05 April 1988) Additional Protocol (II) to the Geneva Conventions, 1977 (Ratification / Accession: 05 January 2005) Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict, 2000 (Ratification / Accession: 25 July 2002) Convention on the Prohibition of Biological Weapons, 1972 (Ratification / Accession: 17 April 1975) Convention prohibiting Chemical Weapons, 1993 (Ratification / Accession: 03 September 1997) Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, 1997 (Ratification / Accession: 13 October 1998)
Related documents:Prime Minister Decree No (27) for the year 2012 on the Establishment of the National Commission for International Humanitarian law. Issued by the Emir's Office on 08 May 2012.
International Criminal Court
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: The State of Qatar is not a state party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
Constitution of Qatar. 2003.
Hukoomi (Online e-Government), Government of Qatar. [ENG] [Last accessed 05 July 2017] [External Link to pdf document]
Penal Code of Qatar. (Law No. 11 of 2004).
Hukoomi (Online e-Government), Government of Qatar. [ENG] [Last accessed 05 July 2017] [External Link to pdf document]
Official Gazette.
Qatar Legal Portal (Al-Meezan). [ARA/ENG]. [Last accessed 05 July 2017]. [External Link]
Legislations of Qatar.
Qatar Legal Portal (Al-Meezan). [ARA/ENG]. [Last accessed 05 July 2017]. [External Link]
Guide to Law Online: State of Qatar.
Law Library, U.S. Library of Congress. [ENG]. [Last accessed 05 July 2017]. [External Link]
List of International Humanitarian Law Treaties to which Qatar is a State party. [ENG]
(International Committee of the Red Cross). [ENG]. [Last accessed 05 July 2017]. [External Link]