CAUZELE ÎNCĂLCĂRII NORMELOR DE DREPT INTERNAŢIONAL UMANITAR ŞI COMITERII DE CRIME DE RĂZBOI
THE CAUSES OF THE VIOLATION OF THE HUMANITARIAN INTERNATIONAL LAW AND WAR CRIMES

Summary/Abstract: Since its appearance war was marked and probably will continue to be marked by violations of international humanitarian law. From this point of view we believe that the degree of compliance in this area varies depending on certain factors:the length of the conflict- the longer it is, the biggest the probability of abuses to be committed; the level of training of soldiers and commanders; statistics showing that professional soldiers are less likely to commit such practices; the level of hatred and animosity accumulated between warring parties. The probability that the laws applicable in armed conflicts are broken is deeply related to the depth and seriousness of the divergences. Another factor is for how long the problems have been around, because prolonged tensions have a tendency to encourage the appearance of war crimes when they are released. Despite the many existing theories, it is necessary to mention that in history there are many instances when the abuses that have been committed are very difficult to motivate and explain, simply because people who have committed them did that just because they had the chance, without any other reason. Usually, this kind of "inexplicable" actions appear when civilians interfere in military operations or during domestic social unrest. Another feature of them is that they are heavily influenced by propaganda.

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