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I'm not too familiar with how geopolitics/warfare rules work, but will this constitute a war-crime and/or crime against humanity?
by phantom_oracle 11y ago
I'm not too familiar with how geopolitics/warfare rules work, but will this constitute a war-crime and/or crime against humanity?
- cryoshon 11y agoDoubtful. At the very most, it'd be considered a war crime, if intent can be proven, which it probably can't be to the standards of a court. And even then, the US won't send anyone to be prosecuted to international courts, so the best we can hope for is internal military discipline, which probably won't happen meaningfully. I assume this strike was a mistake; hitting a civilian hospital from a multinational organization is begging for bad PR, and PR is what wins guerrilla wars.
- shirro 11y agoThe US has not ratified (and will not) the treaty that would make them subject to the international criminal court. There have been many things the US has done that may well be war crimes but they aren't subject to independent oversight and will never be prosecuted. I think the theory being that the US is a democracy and that the people of the US hold their government to account to do the right thing. Therefore the US can be trusted to prosecute crimes it has committed itself. Assuming the US media isn't manipulated and the government doesn't hide anything etc. Democratic allies from NATO, Canada, Australia and others are subject to the ICC. Its another instance where the US seems to be out of step with the rest of the "western world" and exposes itself to criticism.