Your fact-checks will appear here
The Geneva Conventions and current international humanitarian law doctrine make clear that orders producing prohibited acts are unlawful, that states must investigate and penalize grave breaches, and that 'just following orders' is not an automatic defense
Collective punishment—penalizing a group for acts committed by individuals—has long roots in military practice but is now banned under modern international humanitarian law because it targets the inno...
Courts and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) draw a clear legal boundary: measures that single out and punish a group for the actions of individuals are prohibited as collective puni...