Unalwful confinement is a war crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The crime has the following elements:
The perpetrator confined a victim or victims;Those victims were protected under the Geneva Conventions of 1949;The...international law
unlawful deportation and transfer
"Unlawful deportation and transfer" refers to a war crime punishable by the International Criminal Court. The prosecutor must show:
that the perpetrator deported or transferred the victim or victims to antoher State or to another location;the...uti possidetis juris
uti possidetis juris (UPJ) is a principle of customary international law that serves to preserve the boundaries of colonies emerging as States. Originally applied to establish the boundaries of decolonized territories in Latin America, UPJ has become...
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT) was adopted in Vienna on May 23, 1969 at the United Nations Conference on the law of treaties and entered into force on January 27, 1980. This Convention applies only to treaties which are concluded...
war correspondents
War correspondents are specialized journalists who are present in times of war or armed conflict, with the authorization of the armed forces. War correspondents work under the protection of the army, on the locations of their operations....
World Court
The World Court is the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). It was established in 1945 by the UN’s Charter, and it’s the only organ of the UN not located in New York City. Its seat is...