Abstract
The goal of international humanitarian law is to humanize war in an effort to minimize human suffering and the long-term negative consequences of war. However, despite the adoption by most countries of the Geneva Conventions and other relevant agreements, crimes of war occur in every conflict around the world on a regular basis. Additionally, as the form of warfare changes, so does the implementation and consequences of various war crimes. Genocide, systematic rape, and the use of child soldiers are three of the most significant war crimes facing sub-Saharan Africa today. Each has consequences so severe that specific international laws have been created in an effort to prevent their occurrence and punish the guilty perpetrators.
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Eli, Melissa
(2009)
"The Limits of International Humanitarian Law,"
Human Rights & Human Welfare: Vol. 9:
Iss.
1, Article 61.
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https://digitalcommons.du.edu/hrhw/vol9/iss1/61
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