War Crimes Act Of 1996

The law defines a war crime as a violation or grave breach of any of the Geneva Conventions or the Hague Conventions of 1907.

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Democracy Now! broadcast for June 30, 2005 Mentioned in connection with Abu Ghraib prison scandal and alleged abuses at Guantanamo Bay.

	CATEGORIES ABOUT WAR CRIMES ACT OF 1996

	1996 in law

	united states federal defense and national security legislation

	laws of war

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