In backing Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza strip, Western powers fail to see their hypocrisy

For the so-called civilised world, the oppressed do not even have the right to resist the colonisation of their land and fight for their freedom.

Zahid Hussain, Dawn.com

· Oct 11, 2023 · 07:30 pm

Convictions in the MH17 case set a precedent for the prosecution of war crimes in Ukraine

At least 298 people were killed when the Malaysian Airlines flight was shot down in rebel-held territory in Ukraine by a Russian missile in 2014.

Lauren Sanders, The Conversation

· Nov 26, 2022 · 11:30 pm

War crime: From Roman times to Ukraine’s invasion, starvation has long been weaponised in conflicts

Despite legal advances, starvation crimes have been evident in recent or current conflicts in Ethiopia, Mali, Myanmar, Nigeria, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

Tom Dannenbaum, The Conversation

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Alex De Waal, The Conversation

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Daniel Maxwell, The Conversation

· Jun 26, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Can’t international law punish Russia for invading Ukraine? Yes and no

The answer is complicated.

Juliette McIntyre, The Conversation

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Douglas Guilfoyle, The Conversation

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Tamsin Phillipa Paige, The Conversation

· Feb 25, 2022 · 01:30 pm

In Germany, a 100-year-old man is being prosecuted for Nazi war crimes. Here’s why it took so long

Despite the crimes having occurred decades ago, it is still important to bring these cases to trial today.

Rainer Schulze, The Conversation

· Oct 09, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Worse than nukes? An autonomous robot may have already killed people

Autonomous weapons will undermine humanity’s final stopgap against war crimes and atrocities: the international laws of war.

James Dawes, The Conversation

· Oct 02, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Why it’s hard to fix accountability for the war crimes in the Israel-Palestine conflict

Despite the International Criminal Court opening a probe into potential war crimes dating back to 2014, legal accountability remains elusive.

Amy Maguire, The Conversation

· May 19, 2021 · 11:30 pm

As International Criminal Court investigates potential US war crimes, Trump goes into punitive mode

Dozens of people claim to have been tortured during interrogation by the Central Intelligence Agency in ‘black sites’ created by the Bush administration.

Susan M Akram, The Conversation

· Sep 07, 2020 · 09:30 pm

UN court quashes 2016 verdict, convicts Serb leader Vojislav Seselj of war crimes

Seselj has already serve more time in prison than what he has been sentenced to.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 11, 2018 · 07:22 pm

Chilcot report: Tony Blair joined Iraq invasion in 2003 before ‘peaceful options’ were exhausted

Sir John Chilcot, who headed the inquiry into UK’s involvement in the Iraq War, found that Blair justified the operation based on 'flawed' intelligence.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 06, 2016 · 04:11 pm

Around 65,000 people missing since the civil war started 26 years ago, admits Sri Lanka

President Maithripala Sirisena's government has agreed to implement the UN resolution that seeks an independent probe into the war crimes.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 09, 2016 · 08:30 am

Radovan Karadzic sentenced to 40 years, but peace is still a work in progress

Former Bosnian Serb leader guilty of one count of genocide and numerous war crimes after 18 months of deliberation.

Jasna Dragovic Soso, The Conversation

· Mar 26, 2016 · 03:30 pm