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Practice question: War Crimes, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity

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Practice question

RA 9851, section 6, places listed crimes against humanity within which context?
  1. Any isolated discourtesy.
  2. Any private contract negotiation.
  3. A widespread or systematic attack directed against a civilian population, with knowledge of the attack.
  4. Only an interstate naval battle.
  5. Only a declared world war.

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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