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11War Risk Insurance — Separate insurance coverage against loss or damage due to acts of war (including objects left over from previous wars). Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …
12War rape — describes rape committed by soldiers, other combatants or civilians during armed conflict or war. Rape in the course of war dates back to antiquity, ancient enough to have been mentioned in the Bible. During war and armed conflict rape is… …
13War crime — War crimes are violations of the laws or customs of war , including but not limited to murder, the ill treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied territory to slave labor camps , the murder or ill treatment of prisoners of war …
14war crime — war criminal. Usually, war crimes. crimes committed against an enemy, prisoners of war, or subjects in wartime that violate international agreements or, as in the case of genocide, are offenses against humanity. [1940 45] * * * Any violation of… …
15War — • In its juridical sense, a contention carried on by force of arms between sovereign states, or communities having in this regard the right of states Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. War War …
16War crimes trials — are trials of persons charged with criminal violation of the laws and customs of war and related principles of international law. The practice began after World War I, when some German leaders were tried by a German court in Leipzig for crimes… …
17War Resisters' International — or WRI is an international anti war organization with members and affiliates in over thirty countries. Its headquarters are in London, UK. History Founded in Bilthoven, Netherlands in 1921, WRI adopted a founding declaration that has remained… …
18War and environmental law — War can heavily damage the environment, and warring countries often place victory ahead of environmental concerns for the duration of the war. Some international law is designed to limit this environmental harm.Environmental impact of warWar and… …
19War tourism — War tourism, is a term the media uses describe the idea of recreational travel to war zones for purposes of sightseeing and superficial voyeurism. War tourist is also a pejorative term to describe thrill seeking in dangerous and forbidden places …
20war crimes — Acts that violate the international laws, treaties, customs, and practices governing military conflict between belligerent states or parties. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. war crimes …
