Terrorist, war criminal, or both? Towards dual prosecutions of war crimes and terrorist offences

ICRC Humanitarian Law and Policy Blog by ICRC Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog

Sep 24, 202600:18:32News & Politics

A leading media figure and foreign fighter of a notorious group designated as terrorist was sentenced to life imprisonment for “conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, resulting in dea...

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