Wars imply lots of acts that would be crimes if committed by normal citizens like you and me. There are laws protecting citizens. Isn't it a contradiction to the sense of these laws to declare who can be a missile target and who can't?
2006-09-18 10:49:38 · 4 answers · asked by jarynth3 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I mean "WAR crimes" - Yahoo changed it, i swear!
2006-09-18 10:56:25 · update #1
War, like many sports, are governed by rules. Among these rules are:
What kinds of weapons may or may not be used.
What constitutes a 'legal' combatant.
Who and what may be targets.
How prisoners of war may be treated.
Many Countries have agreed to a set of rules called the Geneva Convention (GC). To violate these rules subjects the offender to certain international criminal penalties under the GC.
Sometimes, when sufficient provocation happens, e.g., a country is OBLIGATED to protect its citizens thru the violence of war. To do otherwise is to allow bullies and tyrants to rule the world.
2006-09-18 11:04:14 · answer #1 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-06-04 05:32:43 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean "war crimes"?
The term generally refers to actions that are so egregious, and so inexcusable, that they are crimes even if committed during a war.
2006-09-18 10:51:59 · answer #3 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes....
2006-09-18 10:50:33 · answer #4 · answered by hmmm... 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋