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Can Putin be tried as a ‘war criminal’?

Putin ya UNs, or in the country chosen by the countries concernedjudgecan be done. But even then, it will not be easy to take Putin to that country

President of the United States Cho Biden Russia leaders Vladimir Putini Ongoing attack on Ukraine according to Called a “war criminal.” The Associated Press reports that there are processes to identify someone as a “war criminal” and punish the war criminal.

Political statement

The White House has so far not used this phrase about Putin, saying it would require an investigation and an international assessment. But Biden a White House spokesman after using the term on March 16 Jen Psaki He said the president “spoke from the heart” and stressed the need for a process to make another official decision.

“It’s clear that Putin is a war criminal, but president In this case political speaks “, – worked on war crimes for decades, UN-nin Siera Leone was the Attorney General of the Special Court on David Crane he said. This court is the former president of Liberia Charles Tayloru müjudgehas hit.

An investigation has been launched into Putin’s actions. UNFollowing the adoption of a resolution by the Human Rights Council to establish a commission of inquiry in the United States and 44 countries are investigating possible violations. The International Criminal Court in the Netherlands is conducting another investigation.

Law of Armed Conflict

Crane, who now heads the Global Reporting Network, says they are still “in the early stages.” His group is involved in war crimes on the day of the occupation information created a working group to collect. He is as well Putinb snowis preparing a draft indictment. Crane says that, Putin could face charges within a year.

The term “war criminal” refers to anyone who violates a set of rules adopted by world leaders, known as the law of armed conflict. These rules cover the behavior of countries during the war. Over the past century, the rules have been modified and expanded.

The purpose of the rules is to protect those who do not fight or are no longer able to fight. Doctors here, medical sisters, wounded soldiers, prisoners of war. Agreement and The protocols stipulate who should be targeted with which weapon. Certain weapons are prohibited, such as chemical and biological weapons.

What is a “war crime”?

“Serious violation” of the conventions is a war crime, ie intentional killing without military necessity, destruction of property and mastery is included here. Other war crimes include deliberate targeting of civilians, use of disproportionate force, use of people as a shield, and hostage-taking.

International Criminal Court civilian population snowwidespread and systematic attack – murder, uprooting, forced evictions, torture, rape, sexual slaveryjudgeis.

Putin could be declared a war criminal under the Command Responsibility Doctrine. Commanders can be prosecuted if they order or know about crimes, but do nothing to prevent them.

Four ways…

Investigate and identify war crimes way however, they all have limitations. The first way is the International Criminal Court.

A second way for Putin to be tried is for the UN commission of inquiry to refer his case to a hybrid international war criminal tribunal.

A third way is for Putin’s stakeholders, such as NATO, Europe The union is to set up a tribunal or court to be tried by the United States. To Nazi leaders after World War II snowThe Nuremberg military tribunals are an example of this.

Finally, some countries have laws that criminalize war crimes. For example, Germany is already investigating Putin. Such a thing in the United States the law However, a special section of the Department of Justice focuses on issues such as international genocide, torture, child soldiers, and female genital mutilation.

So where can Putin be tried? Russia It does not recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court and does not send any suspects to the court’s headquarters in The Hague. The United States does not recognize the jurisdiction of this court. Putin can be tried either by the United Nations or in a country chosen by the countries concerned. But even then, it will not be easy to take Putin to that country.

Who was convicted

As for the heads of state who have been convicted so far, Nunberg after World War II and Tribunals and special courts have been set up in Tokyo in the near future. War crimes committed in Bosnia, Cambodia and Rwanda according to leading leaders were tried.

Former leader of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milosevic To inflame bloody conflicts in the country in the early 1990s according to He was taken to the UN tribunal in The Hague. But he died in his cell before the court ruled. His Bosnian Serb ally Radovan KaracicCommander of the Bosnian Serbs General Ratko Mladic have been convicted and are currently serving life sentences.

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for sponsoring atrocities in neighboring Sierra Leone. Chad’s former dictator died last year Hisen Habr crimes against humanity according to He was the first former head of state to be tried in an African court and sentenced to life in prison.

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