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War Crimes: A Primer (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised Feb. 2, 2024
Report Number LSB10709
Report Type Legal Sidebar
Authors Jennifer K. Elsea
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has given rise to numerous accusations of war crimes. This Legal Sidebar addresses the sources and content of the law of war, also known as the law of armed conflict or international humanitarian law (IHL) as it pertains to war crimes that occur in an international armed conflict. IHL applies to the conduct of war; it does not address the legality of the war itself. For information about potential accountability for war crimes in international tribunals, see CRS Legal Sidebar LSB10704, The Role of International Tribunals in the Response to the Invasion of Ukraine, by Stephen P. Mulligan.