Learn all about international law with BBC Learning English. We often hear the term ‘human rights’, but what does it really mean? This video looks at the story of human rights, and explores why they are still often ignored or abused across the world. #explainer #internationallaw #bbclearningenglish #bbcle_law #humanrights #openuniversity #learnenglish #rights #englishonline | BBC Learning English

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20 years, 20 questions: What are war crimes? “In international law a certain act becomes a war crime if certain conditions have been met […] Article 8 of the Rome Statute contains a list of different types of war crimes that fulfil these conditions. Some examples of war crimes contained in this article are torture, pillage, deportation or transfer and the use of certain types of weapons” - Drazan Djukic, Associate Legal Officer of the ICC on the concept of war crimes Explore our 20 questions for