Description
The images of dead bodies strewn across streets of the Ukraine went all over the world. Investigations immediately commenced into the veracity of the claims of war crimes and to identify the perpetrators. The bodies of the dead are corpus delicti in such proceedings, forensic proof of crimes against the living. In addition, reports circulated on the booby-trapping of dead bodies, how bodies were left exposed for extended periods of time, and how bodies were deliberately concealed. Similar accounts came out of Syria, Iraq, South Sudan, and other places embroiled in violent strife. This paper discusses the treatment of the bodies of the dead in armed conflict from a legal perspective. Taking a comprehensive approach, the study investigates the regulations emanating from various fields of international law regarding the obligations on the handling, treatment, and respect for the dead. Is there a clear legal framework of positive and negative obligations related to the treatment of dead bodies in armed conflict, and if so, which repercussions does this have for international criminal law? In other words, the paper researches whether in addition to being evidence of crimes against the living, the dead can also be evidence of crimes against the dead.Periode | 22-sep.-2022 |
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Evenementstitel | Eurocrim: Conference of the European Society of Criminology |
Evenementstype | Conference |
Locatie | MalagaToon op kaart |
Mate van erkenning | International |