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War Crimes In World War II
World War II saw the largest scale of war crimes and crimes against humanity ever committed in an armed conflict, mostly against civilians and POWs. Most of these crimes were carried out by the Axis powers who constantly violated the rules of war and the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War, mostly by Imperial Japan, Imperial Japan. This is a list of war crimes committed during World War II. Allied powers Crimes perpetrated by the Soviet Union Crimes perpetrated by the United Kingdom Crimes perpetrated by the United States Crimes perpetrated by Canada Crimes perpetrated by the Yugoslav Partisans Axis powers The Axis powers (Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy (1922-1943), Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan) were some of the most systematic perpetrators of war crimes in Timelines of modern history, modern history. The factors which contributed to Axis war crimes included Nazi racial theories, the desire for "Lebensraum, living space" which was used as a ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crimes Against Humanity
Crimes against humanity are widespread or systemic acts committed by or on behalf of a ''de facto'' authority, usually a state, that grossly violate human rights. Unlike war crimes, crimes against humanity do not have to take place within the context of war, and apply to widespread practices rather than acts committed by individuals. Although crimes against humanity apply to acts committed by or on behalf of authorities, they need not be official policy, and require only tolerance rather than explicit approval. The first prosecution for crimes against humanity took place at the Nuremberg trials. Initially being considered for legal use, widely in international law, following the Holocaust a global standard of human rights was articulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948). Political groups or states that violate or incite violation of human rights norms, as found in the Declaration, are an expression of the political pathologies associated with crimes against hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
