war crimes

War crimes are violations of the ethics of war and vary from one nation to another. Broadly conceived, however, war crimes are the wanton infliction of pain and suffering on non-combatants or prisoners of war.

Though war crimes may refer to the destruction of cities and townships, it is more broadly discussed in relation to the deliberate attempt to violate the human rights of non-combatants and prisoners of war.

Even within war there are rules of engagement, and there are circumstances that differentiate a just from an unjust war. War crimes are always a violation of human rights and always a violation of individual civil liberties.

 

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• Gotovinas impact on IHL

  
  IntLawGrrls — Authority: 121
  The International Humanitarian Law Clinic at Emory Law School , for which I serve as Director, has issued a report based on a meeting of military operational law experts with extraordinary breadth and depth of experience in applying and enforcing international humanitarian law (IHL). The meeting was convened last ...
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• Baltasar Garzón of Spain Testifies at His Own Trial

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 164
  http://www.nytimes.com/ Baltasar Garzón of Spain Testifies at His Own Trial Baltasar Garzón took the stand in Madrid on Tuesday, saying that his decision to investigate atrocities during the Spanish Civil War was not driven by political ideology. published date:Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:05:06 GMT
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• Baltasar Garzón of Spain Testifies at His Own Trial

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 866
  Baltasar Garzón took the stand in Madrid on Tuesday, saying that his decision to investigate atrocities during the Spanish Civil War was not driven by political ideology.
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• First They Murder the Palestinians, Then the Truth: Deir Yasin Massacre

  
  Goon Squad — Authority: 109
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• Letter from Europe: The Perils of Playing Politics With History

  
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• Letter from Europe: The Perils of Playing Politics With History

  
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• WTC Ground Zero Fires Could Have Heated The Steel By Up To 4°F

  
  Uncensored Magazine — Authority: 424
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• Humanitarianism “American Style”

  
  Voices from Russia — Authority: 474
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• US Steps Outside The Law As The War On Terror Drones On

  
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• Gaddafi’s Green Flag Raised In Libyan Town After Bloody Uprising … As Civil War Fears Rise

  
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    Libya’s ramshackle government lost control of a former Gaddafi stronghold today after locals staged an armed uprising. Forces loyal to ousted, and now dead, leader Muammar Gaddafi seized control of Bani Walid and then raised in celebration the deposed regime’s green flag on hundreds of buildings. ...
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• Obama’s "State of Delusion Address": Rebuilding America With War Crimes

  
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• War Is A Lie ~ Episode II

  
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• Colonialism: Sins Of Europe In The Scramble For Africa

  
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• War Is A Lie

  
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• Iran Threatens US Carriers !

  
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• US Secret Drones Violate International Law

  
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• Declassified Papers Show U.S. Recruited Ex-Nazis

  
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• 9/11. The Mother Of All Coincidences

  
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• Rights Groups’ Report: NATO Committed War Crimes in Libya

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 120
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• Human Rights: The Problem with International Law as a Promoter of Individual Rights and "Justice"

  
  i On Global Trends - Mike Hitchen Online - news, opinion, analysis — Authority: 131
  Source: ISNInternational legal mechanisms remain bedeviled by a number of problems. One of the more prominent of these problems involves the work of international criminal tribunals and courts. Prepared by: ISN staff Over the course of this week, we have ...
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