Protection of Human Life and Prevention of War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity in UN Documents
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protection of life, war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, discrimination, resolution, declaration, convention, UN
Abstract
The article presents one of the most acute world problems that threaten life, peace and security of mankind – war crimes and crimes against humanity. They attracted attention of the international community to the value of human life, the need of protection of human rights at the global international level, as well as bringing to justice people who committed these crimes and not imposing any limitations to these crimes, that will ensure the inevitability of punishment.As the UN plays a key role in promoting and protection the peace, human rights and human dignity the author has analyzed a large number of UN documents (Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity; Universal Declaration of Human Rights; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid; Declaration on Apartheid and its Destructive Consequences in Southern; resolutions, adopted by the General Assembly, the Security Council), that reflect the activities of the international community in prevention of war crimes and crimes against humanity.One of the most flagrant, cruel and immoral crime in international law is genocide as acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group. The importance of the problem of international legal recognition of the Holodomor of 1932–1933 in Ukraine as an act of genocide, in the context of Ukraineʼs participation in the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly, which coincides with the 85thanniversary of one of the most violent and unprecedented number of victims of international crimes of the twentieth century – the Holodomor, is accentuated. Establishing the first permanent international legal body – the International Criminal Court was an important step to improve the international justice system in cases concerning genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes of aggression. The author also draws attention to the issue of ratification of the Rome Statute, which is currently open to some countries of the world, including Ukraine. At the same time, integration into the international criminal justice system helps to protect human rights, conduct impartial court investigations, determine fair punishment for peace and security in the world.Downloads
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Ostrovska, B. 1. Protection of Human Life and Prevention of War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity in UN Documents. Law Magazine of the National Academy of Internal Affairs. 14, 2 (1), 405-415.
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