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| - War Crime refers to violations of the law of war, often termed international humanitarian law, such as atrocities against or torture of prisoners of war, genocide or launching wars of aggression. Inconsistency plagues efforts to identify war crimes. Although mass summary execution of civilians by ground troops like the My Lai Massacre is clearly deemed a war crime, the aerial bombardment of civilian populations like the British RAF's firebombing of German cities is not deemed a war crime by some.
- A war crime was an criminal offense that could be punished on a planetary or galactic scale. Genocide is an example of a war crime. Those convicted of a war crime were called war criminals. Aamin Marritza was not on any Bajoran list of Cardassians wanted for war crimes, according to Odo, who claimed to have seen all of them. Later, posing as Gul Darhe'el, Marritza asked Major Kira Nerys "How could there be war crimes, when there wasn't any war?" during the Occupation of Bajor, claiming they had not fought, only surrendered. (DS9: "Duet")
- A war crime is a criminal offense committed during the course of an armed conflict that violate the norms and procedures of a battle or laws of war of a particular state. On Earth, the following offenses were among those named as war crimes by the Geneva Conventions: Willful killing, inflicting serious injuries on a person, torture, unlawful wanton destruction, forcing a prisoner of war to serve in the forces of a hostile power, depriving a prisoner of war a fair trial, using civilian shields, directing attacks against civilians, taking hostages, and summary executions. Genocide is sometimes considered to be a war crime, but is more often handled as a crime against humanity. The Dominion and its allies committed a number of such acts during the war, as did the Federation - specifically Sec
- A war crime is a serious violation of the laws applicable in armed conflict (also known as international humanitarian law) giving rise to individual criminal responsibility. Examples of war crimes include "murder, the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied territory to slave labor camps," "the murder or ill-treatment of prisoners of war," the killing of prisoners, "the wanton destruction of cities, towns and villages, and any devastation not justified by military necessity."
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| - A war crime is a criminal offense committed during the course of an armed conflict that violate the norms and procedures of a battle or laws of war of a particular state. On Earth, the following offenses were among those named as war crimes by the Geneva Conventions: Willful killing, inflicting serious injuries on a person, torture, unlawful wanton destruction, forcing a prisoner of war to serve in the forces of a hostile power, depriving a prisoner of war a fair trial, using civilian shields, directing attacks against civilians, taking hostages, and summary executions. Genocide is sometimes considered to be a war crime, but is more often handled as a crime against humanity. The Dominion and its allies committed a number of such acts during the war, as did the Federation - specifically Section 31. (DS9 episode: "When It Rains..." et al.) Following the surrender of the Dominion forces after the Battle of Cardassia, the Female Changeling was taken into Starfleet custody, and was imprisoned for committing war crimes. (DS9 episode: "What You Leave Behind")
- A war crime is a serious violation of the laws applicable in armed conflict (also known as international humanitarian law) giving rise to individual criminal responsibility. Examples of war crimes include "murder, the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied territory to slave labor camps," "the murder or ill-treatment of prisoners of war," the killing of prisoners, "the wanton destruction of cities, towns and villages, and any devastation not justified by military necessity." Similar concepts, such as perfidy, have existed for many centuries as customs between civilized countries, but these customs were first codified as international law in the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907. The modern concept of a war crime was further developed under the auspices of the Nuremberg Trials based on the definition in the London Charter that was published on August 8, 1945. (Also see Nuremberg Principles.) Along with war crimes, the charter also defined crimes against peace and crimes against humanity, which are often committed during wars and in concert with war crimes. Article 22 of The Hague IV ("Laws of War: Laws and Customs of War on Land (Hague IV); October 18, 1907") states that: "The right of belligerents to adopt means of injuring the enemy is not unlimited." Over the last century, many other treaties have introduced positive laws that place constraints on belligerents (see International treaties on the laws of war). Some of the provisions, such as those in The Hague, the Geneva, and Genocide Conventions, are considered to be part of customary international law, and are binding on all. Others are only binding on individuals if the belligerent power to which they belong is a party to the treaty which introduced the constraint.
- War Crime refers to violations of the law of war, often termed international humanitarian law, such as atrocities against or torture of prisoners of war, genocide or launching wars of aggression. Inconsistency plagues efforts to identify war crimes. Although mass summary execution of civilians by ground troops like the My Lai Massacre is clearly deemed a war crime, the aerial bombardment of civilian populations like the British RAF's firebombing of German cities is not deemed a war crime by some. Although infamous to survivors and the international community, specific war crimes and individuals convicted or accused of committing them often have defenders among nationalists. The apologetics may take the form of outright denial but just as often takes the form of soft-peddling the nature and scale of their wrongdoing. Treatments of the 14 Class-A war criminals whose spirits are recognized in the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo provide an example.
- A war crime was an criminal offense that could be punished on a planetary or galactic scale. Genocide is an example of a war crime. Those convicted of a war crime were called war criminals. Aamin Marritza was not on any Bajoran list of Cardassians wanted for war crimes, according to Odo, who claimed to have seen all of them. Later, posing as Gul Darhe'el, Marritza asked Major Kira Nerys "How could there be war crimes, when there wasn't any war?" during the Occupation of Bajor, claiming they had not fought, only surrendered. (DS9: "Duet") In 2374, Dukat, former leader of the Cardassian Union, was to stand trial for war crimes before a Federation Special Jury at Starbase 621. However, he escaped custody and conviction when the starship transporting him, the USS Honshu was intercepted and destroyed by Cardassian warships. (DS9: "Waltz") A year later, Dax and Worf, captured by the Breen and handed over to the Dominion, were informed that they would be tried, convicted and executed for unnamed war crimes. This sentence, however, would not be carried out – as the pair were being led to their execution, Legate Damar, having realized once and for all that the Dominion had little use for his people other than cannon fodder, committed his first act of rebellion, boldly gunning down their Jem'Hadar guards and telling the prisoners how to escape Dominion territory. (DS9: "Strange Bedfellows")
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