Abstract
During the course of the 20th century more than 100 million
people died in armed conflicts. The single worst conflict was World War II
where 50 million people died. Many of those killed were not soldiers but
unarmed civilians. State sponsored campaigns, such as the Holocaust, were
responsible for the death of vast numbers of people. Unfortunately, World
War II did not see the end of these mass killings, as many people have also
lost their lives during armed conflicts following that war. Examples of these
mass killings include 3 million people killed during the Korean War 1950-
1953, 3 million in the Vietnam war (1964- 1973), 11 million during “Mao’s
Cultural Revolution” (1966), 1.7 million under the Khmer Rouge regime
in Cambodia (1975- 1979), 260,000 in the Yugoslavia wars (1992- 1996) and
900,000 during Rwanda’s civil war (1994). The many other conflicts that took
place since 1945 count thousands upon thousands of victims as a direct result...
people died in armed conflicts. The single worst conflict was World War II
where 50 million people died. Many of those killed were not soldiers but
unarmed civilians. State sponsored campaigns, such as the Holocaust, were
responsible for the death of vast numbers of people. Unfortunately, World
War II did not see the end of these mass killings, as many people have also
lost their lives during armed conflicts following that war. Examples of these
mass killings include 3 million people killed during the Korean War 1950-
1953, 3 million in the Vietnam war (1964- 1973), 11 million during “Mao’s
Cultural Revolution” (1966), 1.7 million under the Khmer Rouge regime
in Cambodia (1975- 1979), 260,000 in the Yugoslavia wars (1992- 1996) and
900,000 during Rwanda’s civil war (1994). The many other conflicts that took
place since 1945 count thousands upon thousands of victims as a direct result...
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Crime and Justice |
| Subtitle of host publication | a guide to criminology |
| Editors | Derek Dalton, Willem de Lint, Darren Palmer |
| Publisher | Thomson Reuters |
| Chapter | 13 |
| Pages | 325-347 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Edition | 6th |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780455244211 |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- war crimes
- crimes against humanity
- genocide
- international criminal law
- international criminal courts
- sovereign nation-states
- international community
- global civil society
