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Adventurous_Teach381 t1_is0ho00 wrote

Reply to comment by glass_superman in The Philosophical Underpinning of “War Crimes” Statutes by ADefiniteDescription

Understanding why and how war crimes operate can help us design international institutions and norms to help prevent it. The International Criminal Court is imperfect and biased, but I'd imagine many war-lords since have second guessed their actions, or at least lived in fear after their horrific actions because of it.

Also, understanding war crimes can help us with teasing out culpability, which can help us bring justice to the victims.

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glass_superman t1_is1w0fo wrote

Good points!

To be clear, I didn't ask my question because I was certain that there is no use for studying this! I just think that we ought to always be asking ourselves if a field of research is worthwhile. (At least that's how I operate in my life and work.)

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