Prosecuting War Crimes
Michael Newton, a Vanderbilt University Law professor and war crimes expert, talked about the process of prosecuting war crimes in the International Criminal Court.
Description
Michael Newton, a Vanderbilt University Law professor and war crimes expert, talked about the process of prosecuting war crimes in the International Criminal Court.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- How does Michael Newton define "war crimes?"
- Based on the clip, where are the laws that define war crimes found and which countries are subject to these laws?
- What does Newton say about war crimes and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine?
- According to Newton, how are war crime charges brought and who decides which cases go to which court? How are military leaders charged with war crimes if they are not present in the "theatre?"
- What happens if a country refuses to cooperate when war crime charges are brought?
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- Chemical Weapons Convention (1993)
- Civilian
- Conventional Weapons Convention (1981)
- Domesticate
- Extradite
- Geneva Conventions (1949)
- Genocide Convention (1948)
- Immunity
- International Criminal Court
- Jurisdiction
- Law Of Command Responsibility
- Prosecute
- Sovereign
- Statute Of Limitations
- Treaty
- Tribunal
- War Crime