Authors : Nandita Nikhil Gaikwad
Page Nos : 112-118
Description :
War crimes are grave violations of international humanitarian law ( IHL) which incur individual criminal responsibility under International law. There is no defense for a person who has committed a war to say that he was following the orders of his seniors. one is supposed to not indulge in war crimes even on the orders of their superiors.The concept of a War Crime is related to international humanitarian laws. War Crime is a gross violation of international humanitarian laws as defined in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The basis of the development of these laws is the maltreatment of human beings especially during the war times. There have to be some boundaries on the treatment of a human being no matter to which religion or which nation or to which sex one belongs to, even during the war times. This article aims to draw attention to War Crimes, its impact on International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law. This article also highlights the challenges faced during war crime trials.
