War crime

The “War on drugs,” and the “War on crime” of the 1960’s and 70’s were common themes that were presented in each of the articles, and had a tremendous influence on the laws and policies in our past and current time. Although the war on drugs preceded the war on crime, they were both implemented in similar fashions as responses drug use and distribution, and the crimes associated with them. It is important, however, to point out that during this time when the war on drugs was declared there was not a drug crisis,” (Martensen, 2012, p. 213; as cited in Alexander 2010, p. 5). Implications associated with such partisan policies can still be seen today in the targeting and unequal policing of minorities. However, the policies that were created to…

Have you ever wondered why holocaust war criminals were imprisoned? Many holocaust war criminals would will be remembered for the acts they committed, the reasons behind there crimes and the consequences they faced. Holocaust war criminals are people who escaped their prosecutions of the murder of six million Jews and have fled to different continents around the world(Pruitt).They have been on the run for years now and many were caught but there is still a few out there. Others killed…

Have you ever wondered how much money is spent with your tax money on jails and the cost of how many people are in there are too much and others say it’s not too much because crime is down even though there are millions of people are in jail and half a million are there for drugs we should still treat them like criminals. The War on Drugs could be seen as a lost war. Some studies show that there are 500,000 people in jail for drugs (3). The cost for all the people in jail is costing tax payers…

The Bangladesh War Crime Tribunal has currently been putting criminals on trial for genocide without letting the accused defend them selfs or in Abdul Kalam Azad case, held the trial without him present. Afghanistan believes that Bangladesh War Crime Tribunal need to be reformed because of the unfair and injustice prosecution that these Jamaat-e-Islami leaders have faced. Even though the leader sported the Pakistani military when a mass murdered about three million people, they still should…

This essay will discuss how perpetrators of war crimes should not be held accountable at an individual capacity and instead at a collective capacity. Through the literature and research of various authors, I will navigate through the weaknesses of individual accountability, by discussing that prosecuting individuals may be appealing in terms of creating “a clear division” between those who are “guilty, innocent, perpetrators and victims” (Rigby, 2001: 5). However, this results in four types of…

Holocaust War Crimes World War II was deadliest war in history. The war involved over thirty countries and the deaths of over fifty million military and civilian lives was recorded. The second World War started September 1,1939 when Germany invaded Poland, causing France and Britain to declare war on Germany a couple of days later. April 9,1940 Germany invaded Norway, May 10th they took over Belgium and then the Netherlands, and then they hit French forces at Sedan. Benito Mussolini, Italian…

during World War II. Through this new evidence, historians can create new perspectives on a historical period in time. This theme of harsh treatment at the hands of the Japanese is also prevalent in Toshiyuki Tanaka work Hidden horrors: Japanese War Crimes in World War II. This book describes the acts of cannibalism towards Australian, Pakistanis, Indians, and even fellow comrade during World War II by a group of Japanese. This work also describes the horrid fate endured by sixty-five ship…

Should People Be Responsible for Acts They Commit During War Time? A war crime is defined as “any grave breach of the Geneva Convention”, but many people who commit war crimes believe they should not be held responsible for their actions. Members of the Khmer Rouge, an extremist Cambodian political party, believe they should not be held responsible for the killing of 1.7 million Cambodians during the Cambodian Genocide. Each member gives different reasons, as seen in the article “I Will Not…

The U.S. committed many war crimes in Vietnam - but I 'll tell you something interesting about that. We were committing war crimes in World War II, before the Nuremberg trials were held and the principle of war crimes was stated (George Wald, BrainyQuote). The Nuremberg Trials were a series of trials to punish the Nazis and other people involved in the Holocaust accused of horrible crimes during World War II. The crimes against humanity and war were common crimes to be convicted for at the time.…

Throughout history, mass crimes have been a huge problem for society during times of war. During World War II, a lot of people suffered under the Hitler regime as a result of the atrocious crimes towards Jewish people. Today, atrocity mass crimes refer to the three legally defined international crimes of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity; which Hitler was guilty of all three. Leaders forced soldiers to kill innocent people during war times. As mentioned in “The Sunflower” book,…