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crime against humanity

vr.tr.crime-against-humanity · ACT.ACT

Let an agent explain the legal definition and elements of crimes against humanity, describe how they are investigated and prosecuted, present documented cases with attribution to courts and inquiries, and route survivors to support and documentation resources.

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Research draft, second pass

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain the legal definition and elements of crimes against humanity, describe how they are investigated and prosecuted, present documented cases with attribution to courts and inquiries, and route survivors to support and documentation resources.

A category of crime under international law consisting of acts such as murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation, imprisonment, torture, sexual violence, persecution and enforced disappearance when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against a civilian population, defined in the Nuremberg Charter and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; crimes against humanity are prosecuted by international and national courts, and allegations concerning specific events are described here with attribution to courts, investigations and the parties involved.

What it is for: International crimes against civilian populations.

It can be explain the legal definition; describe prosecution; present cases with attribution; route to support resources.

Distinguishing features

Civilian target

Widespread or systematic

No armed conflict requirement

International jurisdiction

What it looks like

Not physical; a legal category.

How it is recognised

Widespread or systematic attack on civilians

Defined in international law

War crimes require armed conflict; genocide requires intent to destroy a group

Related models

is a kind of - category

crime against international law

is a kind of - category

atrocity

is related to - a related category

war crime

is related to - a related category

genocide

In practice

Families and kinds

crimes against humanity of murder and extermination

persecution

sexual violence

enforced disappearance and torture

deportation and forcible transfer

Standards and regulation

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Customary international law and tribunal statutes

National laws implementing international crimes

Failure modes and hazards

Asserting guilt before judicial findings

Partisan or unattributed characterisation of events

Retraumatising survivors

Also called

crime against humanity of persecutioncrime against humanity of exterminationextrajudicial killings and forced disappearances in the Philippinesdeath flight in Chilecrime against humanity of sexual violencewar crimes in the Russo-Ukrainian warlegality of the Russian invasion of UkraineDnipro strikesRussian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian warexterminationenforced disappearanceEnforced disappearances in EgyptIncommunicado detentioncommunist crimescrime of apartheidNazi crimecompulsory sterilizationenforced disappearances in ChileEnforced disappearances in Algériacommunist crimes in PolandCompulsory sterilization of disabled people in the U.S. prison systemCompulsory sterilization of Roma womencompulsory sterilisation in Swedenforced sterilization in Nazi Germanyspiral caseSterilization of Indigenous women in CanadaCompulsory sterilization in the United Statescompulsory sterilization in Indiacompulsory sterilization in CanadaForced sterilization in Peru

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand The legal concept.

Law.

Definition

Definition and elements.

Definition

Definition.

  1. How does the Rome Statute define crimes against humanity, what acts are included, and what do widespread and systematic mean? provenance
  2. Is a crime against humanity, a war crime or genocide meant? boundary

History

Legal history.

History

History.

  1. How did the concept develop from Nuremberg through the ad hoc tribunals to the International Criminal Court? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance
Justice Investigation and prosecution.

Institutions.

Courts

Courts and tribunals.

Courts

Courts.

  1. Which courts prosecute crimes against humanity, and how do investigations and trials proceed? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific court? action

National

National prosecution.

National

National.

  1. How do national courts prosecute under universal jurisdiction or domestic law? provenance
  2. Is legal advice needed from a professional? boundary
Cases Documented cases.

Attribution.

Findings

Judicial findings.

Findings

Findings.

  1. Which cases have resulted in judicial findings of crimes against humanity, and what did courts find? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific case? action

Allegations

Allegations and inquiries.

Allegations

Allegations.

  1. How are allegations concerning ongoing situations documented by commissions of inquiry and organisations, and how should they be presented with attribution? provenance
  2. Is the presentation attributed and free of premature judgement? boundary
Support Survivors and documentation.

Care.

Survivors

Support for survivors.

Survivors

Survivors.

  1. What support and reparations resources exist for survivors and affected communities? provenance
  2. Is someone in immediate danger, requiring emergency services? boundary

Documentation

Documentation.

Documentation

Documentation.

  1. How is evidence of international crimes documented and preserved by organisations? provenance
  2. Which entry fits human rights documentation? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each documented case be a separate entry?
  • How should court records be linked?
  • How should survivor resources be linked?
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