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  • 6 - International Criminal Law and the Protection of Civilians

  • from Part I - The International Legal Framework
  • Stuart Casey-Maslen, University of Pretoria, Tobias Vestner
  • Book:
    International Law and Policy on the Protection of Civilians
    Published online:
    11 August 2022
    Print publication:
    25 August 2022, pp 86-96

  • Summary

    This chapter summarises the main elements in international crimes against civilians in situations of armed conflict and illustrates the prosecution of offenders. Only a tiny percentage of the crimes actually committed are even properly investigated and only in even fewer cases are the perpetrators actually prosecuted. This is despite the fact that the extent of unlawful violence against civilians would be greatly reduced by substantially enhanced efforts to ensure respect for domestic and international law by holding individuals to due account for their illegal actions.