Uti Possidetis: Journal of International Law
Vol 3 No 1 (2022)

Pelanggaran Prinsip Kemanusiaan terhadap Tawanan Perang di Penjara Abu Ghraib Ditinjau dari Konvensi Jenewa 1949

Zuhri Triansyah (Universitas Mulawarman)
Maratun Saadah (UIN Sulthan Thaha Syaifuddin)



Article Info

Publish Date
18 Feb 2022

Abstract

This article discusses forms of legal responsibility regarding violations of humanitarian principles in humanitarian law against the treatment of prisoners of war in Abu Ghraib prison in terms of the Geneva convention of 1949. Legal liability is an obligation that arises from violations committed by individuals or the state because they are considered contrary to the law or conventions. applicable. This article uses a normative juridical method with the main source being legal materials containing normative legal rules. The results of the discussion of this article show that the principle of state responsibility related to human rights violations is realized by taking legal action against individual perpetrators and providing compensation to victims and is regulated in the Geneva Conventions. Second, the United States is responsible for the provisions stipulated in the Geneva Conventions of 1949 concerning violations of humanitarian principles by bringing to justice the perpetrators who have violated humanitarian principles through the United States military court.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

Utipossidetis

Publisher

Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

Uti Possidetis: Journal of International Law is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Faculty of Law Universitas Jambi. It aims primarily to compile innovative research in the studies of International Law, facilitates professional discussion of the current developmnetas on international legal ...