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Michael Haas
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DOI:10.17265/2328-2134/2026.04.003
University of Hawaiʻi, Honolulu, USA
War crimes are meaningless unless subject to prosecution. The paper reviews historical forms of prosecution from religious authorities to the Congress of Vienna, victorious countries, Nuremberg, and international tribunals. Yet many war crimes are identified that have not been prosecuted.
war, war crimes, international law, Geneva Conventions, prosecution, courts, criminals, violence, international relations
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