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Wikipedia: War Crime

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The encyclopedia article on war crimes, distinguishing the category from genocide and crimes against humanity in its definition section. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crime
Source Type
Encyclopedia
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Reliability Tier
3
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Wikipedia: War Crime
  • Page URL
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crime
  • Page masthead
    Wikipedia
  • Definition section, International Humanitarian Law
    War crimes are sometimes part of instances of mass murder and genocide, though these crimes are more broadly covered under international humanitarian law described as crimes against humanity.
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Claims Backed By This Source (18 claims)

This source backs 18 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 connected. Plus 6 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Offenses, 12 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 connected, 5 general references.
  • Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.
  • Groups, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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