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... crime . Trials of individuals for specific violations of the laws or customs of war ( the so - called conventional war crimes ) have a long history . Thus , the Scottish national hero Sir William Wallace is reported to have been tried ...
... crime . Trials of individuals for specific violations of the laws or customs of war ( the so - called conventional war crimes ) have a long history . Thus , the Scottish national hero Sir William Wallace is reported to have been tried ...
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... crime ( see WAR , LAWS OF ) . Many of the crimes against humanity and the majority , if not all , of the conventional war crimes ( murder , rape , pillage , etc. ) are offenses under the criminal law of every civilized nation . In ...
... crime ( see WAR , LAWS OF ) . Many of the crimes against humanity and the majority , if not all , of the conventional war crimes ( murder , rape , pillage , etc. ) are offenses under the criminal law of every civilized nation . In ...
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... crimes . In 1946 it adopted a resolution affirming that genocide was an international crime , and in 1948 it ap- proved and called upon its members to ratify the Conven- tion on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide ...
... crimes . In 1946 it adopted a resolution affirming that genocide was an international crime , and in 1948 it ap- proved and called upon its members to ratify the Conven- tion on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide ...
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