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Peace Operations

in preventing international crimes

Aiming to deep the role of Peace
Operations in preventing international
crimes, it seems necessary to define
primarily what an “international
crime” is.
In general terms, we can state that an
international crime is a crime against
the international law, and it is said to
occur when three conditions are
satisfied:
· a violation of a criminal norm derived out of an international treaty and/or other international
customary law which is binding on individuals;
· the crime shows the characteristics of a crime that is punishable under the international law;
· the treaty establishes a liability for the act done, and this must be binding on majority of
Countries.
There are wide varieties of instances that can be considered as an international crime:
· crimes against humanity;
· crimes against peace;
· war crimes;

· crimes coming under the international criminal law.
Alongside, the international criminal law is commonly defined as the body of law that prohibits
certain categories of conducts deemed to be serious crimes, regulates procedures governing
investigations, prosecutions and punishment of those categories of conducts, and holds perpetrators
individually accountable for their commissions. The repression of serious violations of international
criminal law is essential for
ensuring respect for this
branch of law, particularly in
view of the gravity of certain
violations, qualified as war
crimes, which are in the
interest of the international
community as a whole to
punish. There are several
basic principles upon which
international criminal law is
based. Since international
crimes increasingly include
extraterritorial elements,
requiring enhanced

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