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Topic 4: War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Hague
        
        Defines lawful combatants
        
        Means and methods of war
        
        Defines who no longer participate in war (E.g. prisoners of war, medic, etc.)
      - Geneva
        
        Those who don't take part in war
        
        Includes non-intl. armed conflicts
        
        Defines lawful combatants
        
        Means and methods
  - - - Knowledge of circumstance
      - Knowledge of facts
- - - - Widespread/systematic
    - - Proper element for each crime
      - Awareness is widespread/systematic
- - - - Defines Genocide
      - Punishes acts connected to Genocide
      - Punishable regardless of war or peace
      - Customary law
    - - National, racial, ethnic and religious = not clearly defined
      - Cultural and political genocide not included
      - Enforcement mechanism flawed
        
        Legal prceedings occur in the same state that the genocide occurred in, therefore, government corruption is likely, if they are the leading cause.