International law against war crimes

Does the Geneva Convention apply to war criminals?
To be liable for a war crime, the victim must be protected under the Geneva Conventions.
GC I, II, and III apply to soldiers, while GC IV applies to civilians and "unlawful combatants.".
Is war crime an international crime?
War crimes are those violations of international humanitarian law (treaty or customary law) that incur individual criminal responsibility under international law..
What is the International Court for war Crime?
The International Criminal Court (ICC) investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression..
What are the laws of war? International humanitarian law (IHL) is a set of international laws that set out what can and cannot be done during an armed conflict.
The main purpose of IHL rules is to maintain some humanity in armed conflicts, saving lives and reducing suffering.

Another key law governing war is the Rome Statute that established the International Criminal Court to prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.

Background

Even though the prohibition of certain behavior in the conduct of armed conflict can be traced back many centuries, the concept of war crimes developed particularly at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century, when international humanitarian law, also known as the law of armed conflict, was codified.
The Hague Conventions adopt.

Definition

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

What are the core crimes under international law?

The core crimes under international law are war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity, and the crime of aggression .
A war crime is a violation of the law of war treaties or provisions that gives rise to individual criminal responsibility for actions committed in connection to armed conflict.

What is an example of a war crime?

For example, Article 8 of the Rome Statute categorises war crimes as follows:

Grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions

related to international armed conflict; Other serious violations of the laws and customs applicable in international armed conflict; .

Who would prosecute a war crime?

Who would prosecute? The international criminal court (ICC) in The Hague, the permanent court with jurisdiction over war crimes and other crimes against humanity such as:

genocide

steps in when local jurisdictions fail to prosecute.
The ICC recognised Palestine as a member in 2015.

Are prohibited weapons a war crime?

The Statute of the International Criminal Court does not include the use of prohibited weapons in the sections dealing with non-international armed conflicts, but this issue was not openly debated during the Rome Diplomatic Conference

Several military manuals provide that the use of prohibited weapons constitutes a war crime

War crimes in Manchukuo were committed during the rule of the Empire of Japan in northeast China, either directly, or through its puppet state of Manchukuo, from 1931 to 1945.
Various war crimes have been alleged, but have received comparatively little historical attention.

A war crimes trial is the trial of persons charged with criminal violation of the laws and customs of war and related principles of international law committed during armed conflict.