War Criminals

A war crime is an act that constitutes a serious violation of the laws of war that gives rise to individual criminal responsibility. Examples of crimes include intentionally killing civilians or prisoners, torturing, destroying civilian property, taking hostages, performing a perfidy, raping, using child soldiers, pillaging, declaring that no quarter will be given, and seriously violating the principles of distinction, proportionality, and military necessity. The concept of war crimes emerged at the turn of the twentieth century when the body of customary international law applicable to warfare between sovereign states was codified. Such codification occurred at the national level, such …

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5 May 2022 English

List of files retained by the British government that are not available in Cold War Eastern Europe

Jan 01-1968 Dec 31 FCO 28 842 Extradition of war criminals 1968 Jan 01-1969 Dec 31 FCO 28 1738 UK policy


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

A file containing weekly reports on the situation in Berlin. Subjects covered in the file include the imprisoned Nazi war criminal Rudolf Hess; Soviet activity in the Berlin air corridors; …


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 Serbian

A file of correspondence and reports concerning political relations between Yugoslavia and the United Kingdom. The documents cover a meeting between the British Foreign Secretary, Francis Pym, and the Yugoslav …

himself together with other" traitors and war criminals in West Germany,, Or, more accurately in the


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

A file containing documents relating to requests for information on Berlin. Subjects covered in the file include the British government's position on the leading Nazi Martin Bormann, following a report …

IIMG' s obligations in respect V J of Nazi war criminals but as you will realise it raised a number investigation of the charges and trial the major war criminals detained by them who are to be tried by the International Military Tribunal such of the major war criminals as are not in the territories of any or the to take part in proceedings ar.a.inst any war criminals who may be discovered. Nor would it be for question arose of the extradition of alleged> war criminals to or from this country, the normal extradition


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

A file containing documents concerning a visit to West Berlin by the British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, in October 1982. Subjects covered in the file include Thatcher's desire to place …


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

rejoin relatives said by the Russians to be war criminals. Such progress as has been made since then



The National Archives · 1 January 1982 German

A file containing documents relating to Soviet influence in Western Europe. Subjects covered in the file include a visit to the Soviet Union by the Austrian president, Rudolf Kirchschläger; Soviet …


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

- Major War Criminals The Conference agreed that the question of the major war criminals should be - Major War Criminals The Conference agreed that the question of the major war criminals should be


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