War Crimes Act

There are two acts known as the War Crimes Act

  • War Crimes Act 1991 of the United Kingdom
  • War Crimes Act of 1996 of the United States

Famous quotes containing the words war, crimes and/or act:

    “Force, and fraud, are in war the two cardinal virtues.”
    —Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679)

    “Heaven absolves all crimes committed to gain a throne once Heaven gives it to us.”
    —Pierre Corneille (1606–1684)

    “To act collectively is according to the spirit of our institutions.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)