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GHANA: END IMPUNITY THROUGH UNIVERSAL JURISDICTIONNo Safe Haven Series No. 1045CHART V. INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW TREATIES APPLICABLE DURING NON-INTERNATIONAL ARMED CONFLICT IMPOSING OBLIGATIONS WHICH, IF VIOLATED, POSSIBLYMAY RESULT IN INDIVIDUAL CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY, EITHER UNDER THE CONVENTIONSOR BECAUSE THE PROHIBITIONS ARE RECOGNIZED AS PART OF CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONALLAWCrime Treaty Signed Ratified oraccededDefinition innational law(citation to anyrelevantprovision)Universaljurisdiction(citation to anyrelevantprovision)Recruiting andusing childsoldiersOpt Prot. CRC200024September2003NO**Courts Act,1993 (Act459), sect. 56(4) (n)(catchall)Using certainprohibitedconventionalweaponsCCW Amdt2001NONOFailing to clearand destroyexplosiveremnants of warCCW Prot. V NO NOUse of prohibitedcluster munitionsClusterMunitions 20083 December20083 February2011(ratified)NO**Courts Act,1993 (Act459), sect. 56(4) (n)(catchall)Rules of customary international humanitarian law. Finally, there are a number of rules of customaryinternational law applicable in non-international armed conflict, which, if violated, could lead toindividual criminal responsibility for war crimes. Some of these rules are listed in Chart VI. The chartindicates that Ghana has defined violations of two of these rules – the prohibitions against slaveryand collective punishments – as crimes under national law. The prohibitions against slavery andcollective punishments, recognized in Additional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions, 142 are142Customary International Humanitarian Law, Rule 94 (Prohibition of slavery and slave trade is recognized inAdditional Protocol II as a guarantee for civilians and persons hors de combat); Rule 103 (Collectivepunishments are prohibited in Additional Protocol II for civilians and persons hors de combat).Index: AFR 28/004/2012 Amnesty International November 2012