What is a war criminal?
A war criminal is a person who violates the rules of internationally established law of war.
Porsche law (based on the Geneva Conventions, several treaties of the 19th and 20th centuries) describes who can be targeted and with what weapons. For example, chemical and biological weapons are banned.
The rules are aimed at protecting individuals who are no longer involved in the conflict or (no longer) fighting. Among them were ordinary civilians, doctors and nurses, but also wounded soldiers and prisoners of war.
Potential war crimes include intentional killing of civilians, overpopulation, total annihilation, occupation of territory without the need for military intervention, use of human shields, and hostage-taking. Deliberately attacking hospitals or other health facilities is also a war crime.
The investigation of war crimes and their subsequent trials can be done in a variety of ways, for example, the International Criminal Court in The Hague, a special court set up for it, or in some cases a special country with special law for war crimes.
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