The people of Gaza Patti are stranded in the war between the terrorist organization Hamas and the Israeli army. On Sunday, more than 90 people, who were waiting for food supply, died in the Israeli attack. Meanwhile, many countries are calling Tel Aviv’s leadership as war criminals. War crime was also discussed in the war between Russia-Ukraine. There are laws to stop this at the global level but crimes are not decreasing.
So, are agencies made to prevent war crime, which are not getting action on criminals?
Palestine Health Ministry recently gave a data, according to which about 59000 thousand Palestinian citizens have been killed since October 2023. In the data released on Sunday, it also claims that about 1.5 lakh Palestinians were injured in the fight. This is not the terrorists of Hamas, but the number of common people of Gaza Patti. On Sunday, people standing in the queue of food supply died in Tel Aviv’s attack.
The rules of war crime were fixed for the common people to be left during the war, and it was also sure that the war criminals should be punished severely. All international institutions united for this and many treaties were also done. But even then war crimes continue.
What is war crime
It comes under the Core International Crime, which has been considered the biggest crime in international law. Such as massacre and crime Against Humanity.
Which crimes fall into this category
– direct attack on common people or try to harm them in bio -weapon or any way
– Bad behavior or killing of war prisoners
– Killing hostages or causing mental-physical harm to them
– To displace people by showing fear
– Loss of public or private property
– Attack on essential structure like hospital or school
– Attack on a property that is of historical or religious significance for the country
All these things are illegal under the Geneva Convention and International Humanitarian Law. The International Criminal Court deals it directly. Whenever a country accuses another, the ICC immediately becomes active. The first initial investigation is done. In this, if the crime has been proved and the victims can get justice from the investigation, then further action is taken. All the evidence is collected.
The process after this is fixed
– Arrest warrant comes out against the culprit.
– The suspects are asked to come to court.
During the pre trial, the judges have to decide in 60 days that the case is worth going to the trial.
– If a crime is proved, life can also be imprisoned for life from 30 years.
– The criminal also gets time to appeal for relief in punishment.
In addition to punishment, victims can also demand penalty.
This is the matter of law, but the real test of the strictness of the rules is when there is a powerful country on the other side. The ICC was accused that she takes silence as soon as she saw the power of the party.
America attacked Iraq on suspicion
In 2003, the US attacked Iraq as it suspected that the Iraqi leader had Weapons of Mass Destruction. That is, there is something that can kill millions of people. On the basis of this suspicion, the US attacked, without informing the United Nations. After the attacks of the attack and life and property, the then American leader George W. Bush said that the suspicion was wrong. Talk is over. This unilateral attack caused havoc in Iraq but the ICC did not ask for any clarification from Bush, far away to take action against them.
So is ICC weak
A court has been formed to resolve global cases but its strength is limited. It cannot take action itself, but is dependent on the army or police of its member countries for this. Apart from this, not all the countries of all its members. Like America, Israel and Russia do not consider it. In such a situation, even if the court takes a decision, since these countries do not recognize it, it is also their will to accept his decisions.
Many more problems with the court
The acceptance and funding of institutions like ICC also comes from big countries. If they stop funding, then the structure will end automatically. Since they are funded through UN from strong powerful countries, the court cannot be strict against them even if they want to.
There is also a problem with War Crime that it is difficult to collect evidence. During the war, it is to prove that the attack was carried out intentionally, that is, target civilians were quite difficult. It is almost impossible to get the record of the footage, data or orders present during the attacks as it is highly classified information. In such a situation, the matter fails during preliminary investigation.
The nature of the modern fight has changed: Now the war is not just between the soldiers. Bombs fall in the populated areas, between cities, on infrastructure. Many times the country attacks the population alleging human shield. For example, Tel Aviv had clarified behind attacking the city that there were Hamas’s hideout there. It may be true that the matter is also true, but the mite with wheat was also crushed.
So did the court never take any action
Surely done, but usually his target was a small country.
After the second World War, the Nazi leaders of Germany lost a case and were also punished.
– After the massacre in the nineties in the nineties, the UN itself intervened and many people were punished.
– In the year 1993, during the Serbia-Bosnia war, there were large-scale massacres and rape incidents. Even then some military officers were punished.
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