What a war foretells
History – which talks a lot about wars – is full of lies because it is written by the victors.
History – which talks a lot about wars – is full of lies because it is written by the victors.
According to David DesRoches, a professor at the National Defense University in Washington, the deliberate killing of civilians is a war crime. “Placement of booby-traps and placement of mines are clear violations of the law of warfare, as well as deliberate targeting of civilians.”
Taliban commanders who knew or should have known about abuses by forces under their control and took no action to prevent or stop them are culpable as a matter of command responsibility.
The conflict stems from a Chinese satirical cartoon tweeted by a Chinese diplomat, Zhao Lijian, in condemning the war crimes committed by Australian troops against 39 civilians and Afghan prisoners and calling for accountability for the brutal act.
The ICC Appeals Chamber’s decision to permit an investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan could trigger fresh tensions between the United States and the Court, say Joyeeta Banerjee & Rajdeep Banerjee.
While it has faced several challenges, especially from the United States, the International Criminal Court has achieved significant successes, write Joyeeta Banerjee & Rajdeep Banerjee.
The world is witnessing probable war crimes in besieged Eastern Ghouta and other parts of Syria, the UN High Commissioner…
Palestinian lawyers and civil society groups urged the International Criminal Court to speed up inquiries and open a full investigation…
