Crimes against humanity are specific crimes committed in the context of a large-scale attack targeting civilians, regardless of their nationality. These crimes include the most egregious violations of human dignity, especially those directed...
foreign perspective
customary international law
Customary international law refers to international obligations arising from established international practices, as opposed to obligations arising from formal written conventions and treaties. Customary international law results from a...
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
The Customs and Border Protection, hereafter “CBP”, (formerly referred to as the Border Patrol) is a federal law enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The CBP is the country’s largest and first border control...
deemed export license
Under United States export control law (15 CFR), a "deemed export" refers to technology or related computer language (source code) that is exported. While an export is usually something that leaves the country, if regulated information or...
deportation
Deportation is the formal removal of a foreign national from another country. Typically, deportation occurs for violating an immigration law such as if the foreign national entered the country without proper authorization, violated the terms...
destruction and appropriation of property
Under international criminal law, destruction and appropriation of property is a war crime.
The crime has the following elements:
Extensive destruction or appropriation of property; that was not justified by...diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a State or national government to conduct diplomatic activities with a foreign State or government, or with foreign entities such as international organizations. Diplomats are often public officers...
diplomatic immunity
Diplomatic immunity is a status granted to a diplomat that exempts them from the laws of a foreign jurisdiction. It must be noted that immunity is a privilege of the state that a diplomatic agent represents. As such, a person cannot allege...
diplomatic law
Diplomatic law is a field of international law concerning the practice of diplomacy, and the rights and obligations of state representatives on the territory of other states. The broad corpus of diplomatic law derives from one of the oldest...
disappearance
"Enforced disappearance of persons" is a crime against humanity punishable under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The ICC Elements of Crimes defines the crime as follows:
The perpetrator arrested, detained, or...