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Aug 7, 2023 · So far, little attention has been paid to the potential criminal responsibility of those who fund the war, including by bankrolling Russia’s so-called private military companies, or profit from it, such as by obtaining lucrative construction contracts in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine.
Mar 27, 2024 · Unlike genocide and crimes against humanity, war crimes can be perpetrated against a variety of victims, whether combatants or non-combatants, depending on the type of crime. Who judges war crimes? National courts generally must judge the perpetrators of war crimes.
Jul 20, 2023 · What is a war crime, and what is the ICC? The rules for war are spelt out in the Geneva Conventions, and other international laws and agreements. Serious offences such as murder, rape or mass...
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Ahmad Khan, recently launched an investigation of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- Introduction
- Political Engagement
- Box 1: Arms Control Treaties, Conventions and Regimes
- Box 2: UK National Action Plan on Women Peace and Security (WPS) 2018-2022
- Box 3: Children and Armed Conflict
- Box 4: Persons with Disabilities and Armed Conflict
- Strengthening Accountability
- Box 5: The Responsibility to Protect
- Box 6: Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative
- Peace Support Operations
This paper provides an update to March 2020 on the UK approach to the Protection of Civilians (PoC) in armed conflict situations. It builds on the UK’s PoCstrategy paper published in 2010, and has been drafted following consultation with non-governmental organisations, civil society, academics and others. The update was written before the outbreak ...
Protecting civilians is at the core of the UK’s policies to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts around the world. This involves working bilaterally and multilaterally not only on resolution of the conflict itself, but also to ensure that the parties involved respect their obligations under international law, and to condemn violations of those obl...
The UK is a leading supporter of multilateral arms control treaties, conventions and regimes that protect civilians from the effects of banned weapons and illicit arms flows. The illegal and unregulated flow of weapons fuels violence and contributes to civilian deaths in conflict. As a Party to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention and the Cluster...
The WPSagenda exists to promote and fulfil women’s human rights and achieve gender equality, as part of efforts to build more peaceful and stable societies for all. It is structured around four pillars of prevention, protection, participation and relief and recovery. The UK is committed to putting women and girls at the centre of all our efforts to...
The CAAC agenda achieved international recognition in 1996 following the publication of a report by Graça Machel titled the “Impact of Armed Conflict on Children”. Her report highlighted the disproportionate impact of war on children and identified them as the primary victims of armed conflict. This report directly led to the creation of the mandat...
On 20 June 2019, the SC unanimously adopted resolution 2475, on the impact of armed conflict on persons with disabilities in which the UK, alongside Poland, held the pen. The resolution urges “all parties to armed conflict to take measures, in accordance with applicable international law obligations to protect civilians, including those with disabi...
Monitoring and Reporting of Human Rights and IHL
Effective and independent monitoring and reporting of compliance with IHL, human rights and refugee law in situations of conflict is critical to raise awareness of protection issues and provides the necessary evidence base for timely political and legal action. Within their mandate and agreed resources, we support the strengthening of human rights units in UN peacekeeping operations. We similarly promote and support the deployment of UN civilian human rights monitors to countries affected by...
The UK remains committed to the Responsibility to Protect, a global political concept that all UN members endorsed at the 2005 World Summit in New York, R2P has not, however, received consistent, active support in the Security Council or among the wider UN membership. The World Summit Outcome Document recognises that States are primarily responsibl...
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, leads on PSVIcross government. During conflict and humanitarian crises, incidences of physical and sexual violence often significantly increase due to insecurity and the breakdown of social and protective systems. Sexual violence can be perpe...
The UK contributes strongly to both the policy and the delivery of peacekeeping. As a member of the UNSC, the UK has a key role in setting the mandates for peacekeeping missions. Working alongside our partners in the Council, we seek to ensure that all missions are mandated to protect civilians where relevant to the situation. All new UN peacekeepi...
Dec 10, 2023 · The UK has now committed an additional £3.7 million of funding to support the documentation, investigation and prosecution of war crimes.
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The War Crimes Research Group (WCRG) conducts research and teaching on war crimes – understood in the broadest sense – and war. We aim to provide a hub for researchers and practitioners working on these issues across a range of disciplines, and our membership includes scholars, practitioners, policy-makers and others outside King’s.
