Legal Components of War Crime under International Criminal Law

Abstract

The article defines objective and subjective component elements of war crimes under international criminal law. The value of the crime component elements, which consists in the correct legal assessment of the offense for further prosecution of the guilty person, is proved. It is alleged that component elements that are traditionally considered optional (time, place, environment, tools, means and method of the offense) get legal importance in the case of war crimes. The occurrence of a special subject of war crime is analyzed. The consciousness and willfulness of causing harm in the commission of a war crime is also emphasized.

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В. П. Пилипенко

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В. П. Пилипенко (2017). Legal Components of War Crime under International Criminal Law. Актуальні проблеми держави і права, 79(), 110-116. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-444677