war crime
individual act constituting a serious violation of the laws of war
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Summary
war crime is a type of crime[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of type of crime entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,984 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: manner of death[3]
- Main regulatory text: Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907[4]
- Subclass of: crimes against international law[5], violation of international humanitarian law[6], violation of law[7], atrocity[8]
- Commons category: War crimes[9]
- Has part(s): civilian casualty[10], torture[11], hostage[12], perfidy[13], wartime sexual violence[14], looting[15], mass killing[16], genocide[17], ethnic cleansing[18], no quarter[19], child soldier[20], indiscriminate attack[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:War crimes[22]
- Facet of: war[23]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[24]
- Different from: violation of international humanitarian law[25], Військове кримінальне правопорушення[26]
- Has list: list of war crimes[27]
- Practiced by: war criminal[28]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Human rights[29], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[30]
Why It Matters
war crime has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]