Practice question
Distinguish war crimes, genocide and other crimes against humanity under RA 9851. Address armed-conflict context, special group-destruction intent and the civilian-attack context. Explain why describing an act as an atrocity does not alone establish every category.
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 9851, sections 3–6 and 10, https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2009/ra_9851_2009.html
- Rome Statute, Articles 6–8 (genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes), https://legal.un.org/icc/statute/99_corr/cstatute.htm
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