jordanlund@lemmy.worldM to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoMiddle East crisis live: ICJ ruling on case alleging genocide by Israel in Gaza and call for it to stop military actionwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1125arrow-down1external-linkMiddle East crisis live: ICJ ruling on case alleging genocide by Israel in Gaza and call for it to stop military actionwww.theguardian.comjordanlund@lemmy.worldM to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square67fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDarkGamer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down9·1 year agoGenocide is literally a claim of intent.
minus-squareSinningStromgald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down5·1 year agoSo accidental genocide is okay? If you do a war and a genocide happens just…all well shit happens?
minus-squareDarkGamer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down6·edit-21 year agoOne cannot commit accidental genocide, genocide requires intent to destroy a protected group to be classified as such. See the legal definitions elsewhere in this thread. Different war crimes might apply to accidental action, but not genocide.
Genocide is literally a claim of intent.
So accidental genocide is okay? If you do a war and a genocide happens just…all well shit happens?
One cannot commit accidental genocide, genocide requires intent to destroy a protected group to be classified as such. See the legal definitions elsewhere in this thread. Different war crimes might apply to accidental action, but not genocide.