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Originally Posted by theking
Could you educate me and specify what local...county...state...federal law states that...please?
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Article VI of the U.S. Constitution establishes that ratified treaties, such as the U.N. Charter, are the "supreme law of the land."
The laws of war are laws that must be obeyed by the United States, its officials and its military, and by the UN.
The laws are contained in treaties that the U.S. has signed, ........
War crimes are divided into two broad categories.
The first are called crimes against peace. Crimes against peace include the planning, preparation, or initiation of a war of aggression.
The second category are what we can call crimes against humanity.........
This law has arisen over hundreds if not thousands of years. All countries must obey it.
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