BrikoX@vlemmy.net to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoUS actively considering giving cluster munitions to Ukrainewww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10cross-posted to: news@beehaw.org
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkUS actively considering giving cluster munitions to Ukrainewww.politico.comBrikoX@vlemmy.net to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square12fedilinkcross-posted to: news@beehaw.org
minus-squareiSeth@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoHow does that work? Is it only a war crime when committed by/against a country that signed?
minus-squareBrikoX@vlemmy.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s only a war crime under international law if used against civilians. But it would of been an international crime by all use, production, transfer and stockpiling of cluster munitions if they were part of the convention.
How does that work? Is it only a war crime when committed by/against a country that signed?
It’s only a war crime under international law if used against civilians. But it would of been an international crime by all use, production, transfer and stockpiling of cluster munitions if they were part of the convention.