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Israeli military police [illustrative]. (Photo: Cherie A. Thurlby / U.S. Department of Defense)
How Israel increases its odds of international prosecution
When the criminal records of IDF war criminals are expunged, the government puts them in danger of being tried abroad. By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz Last week Yesh Din published a new report,”Lacuna: War Crimes in Israeli Law and Court Martial Rulings.” It deals with the way the military justice system handles offenses…
By +972 Magazine October 14, 2013
The Knesset (photo: Beny Shlevich/ CC BY-3.0)
Resource: War crimes in Israeli law
Israel has not yet enacted a law defining war crimes, and the military courts judge soldiers who violate the rules of law according to “regular” offenses. Yesh Din’s new report presents the need for Israeli legislation on this subject. The approach currently applied in Israel argues that ordinary domestic legislation is adequate for the prosecution…
By +972 Resources October 14, 2013
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