jordanlund@lemmy.worldM to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoMiddle East crisis live: ICJ ruling on case alleging genocide by Israel in Gaza and call for it to stop military actionwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1159arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1152arrow-down1external-linkMiddle East crisis live: ICJ ruling on case alleging genocide by Israel in Gaza and call for it to stop military actionwww.theguardian.comjordanlund@lemmy.worldM to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square73fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDarkGamer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down12·5 months agoGenocide is literally a claim of intent.
minus-squareSinningStromgald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down8·5 months agoSo accidental genocide is okay? If you do a war and a genocide happens just…all well shit happens?
minus-squareDarkGamer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down9·edit-25 months agoOne cannot commit accidental genocide, genocide requires intent to destroy a protected group to be classified as such. See the legal definitions elsewhere in this thread. Different war crimes might apply to accidental action, but not genocide.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·5 months agoAll genocides are war crimes, but not all war crimes are genocides. ;)
Genocide is literally a claim of intent.
So accidental genocide is okay? If you do a war and a genocide happens just…all well shit happens?
One cannot commit accidental genocide, genocide requires intent to destroy a protected group to be classified as such. See the legal definitions elsewhere in this thread. Different war crimes might apply to accidental action, but not genocide.
All genocides are war crimes, but not all war crimes are genocides. ;)