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Crimes Against Humanity

Godpower O. Okereke, Peter Racheotes

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Abstract Crimes against humanity is a catch‐all phrase adopted by the international community to refer to crimes committed against civilian populations by individuals or governments on the basis of race, class, religion, ethnicity, and/or political views. Within the past 20 years, the United Nations has set up international criminal tribunals to bring people who commit these crimes to justice. The work of such tribunals in Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Cambodia, and other places, along with the efforts of the International Criminal Court, express the desire of the international community to hold people who violate international customary and humanitarian laws responsible for their actions.

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Abstract Crimes against humanity is a catch‐all phrase adopted by the international community to refer to crimes committed against civilian populations by individuals or governments on the basis of race, class, religion, ethnicity, and/or political views. Within the past 20 years, the United Nations has set up international criminal tribunals to bring people who commit these crimes to justice. The work of such tribunals in Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Cambodia, and other places, along with the efforts of the International Criminal Court, express the desire of the international community to hold people who violate international customary and humanitarian laws responsible for their actions.

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Abstract Crimes against humanity is a catch‐all phrase adopted by the international community to refer to crimes committed against civilian populations by individuals or governments on the basis of race, class, religion, ethnicity, and/or political views. Within the past 20 years, the United Nations has set up international criminal tribunals to bring people who commit these crimes to justice. The work of such tribunals in Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Cambodia, and other places, along with the efforts of the International Criminal Court, express the desire of the international community to hold people who violate international customary and humanitarian laws responsible for their actions.

Key concepts: Crimes against humanity, Humanity, International community, Commit, Criminal court, Political science, Politics, Criminology

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