War crime, crime against humanity, genocide: What's the difference?

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We take a look at the different categories of the most serious crimes known to man, which the International Criminal Court in The Hague was set up to prosecute.

Neither Russia nor Ukraine are parties to the ICC but Ukraine has accepted the court's jurisdiction for alleged crimes committed on its soil since Russia's invasion of Crimea.War crimes are serious violations of international law against civilians and combatants during an armed conflict.

It defines them as"grave breaches" of the 1949 Geneva Conventions covering more than 50 scenarios, including killing, torture, rape and the taking of hostages as well as attacks on humanitarian missions.

 

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