The Use of Biological and Chemical Weapons in International and Internal Conflicts: the Issue of Individual Criminal Responsibility
Despite the prohibition of the use of chemical and biological weapons, enshrined in important international conventions, States often resort to their use in civil and international conflicts. This raises a double question about the individual criminal responsibility for crimes under international la...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Edizioni Università di Cassino
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Democrazia e Diritti Sociali |
| Online Access: | https://www.democraziaedirittisociali.it/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Sciacovelli.pdf |
| Summary: | Despite the prohibition of the use of chemical and biological weapons, enshrined in important international conventions, States often resort to their use in civil and international conflicts. This raises a double question about the individual criminal responsibility for crimes under international law of those who order their use in war and against the civilian population, and of those who may be held accomplices, of the former ones, for supplying raw materials to manufacture those weapons. |
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| ISSN: | 2610-9166 |