Children, Survival, and War Crimes
Article 8 of the Rome Statute of the ICC (1998), War crimes are classified into two categories; 1)War Crimes in International Armed Conflicts. 2)War Crimes in Non-International Armed Conflicts. Some acts are considered war crimes in both International Armed Conflicts and Non-International Armed Conflicts: · Attacks Against Civilians · Attacks on hospitals, schools, religious buildings, and cultural property not used for military purposes · Targeting Humanitarian Personnel · Pillage (Looting) · Use of Child Soldiers · Sexual Violence · Forced Displacement · Starvation as a Method of Warfare · Use of Indiscriminate or Prohibited Weapons...
