War Crimes

War Crimes

In Legislation

War Crimes in the U.S. Code: Title 18, Part I, Chapter 118

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating war crimes are compiled in the United States Code under Title 18, Part I, Chapter 118. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Crimes and Criminal Law (including war crimes) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, War of the US Code, including war crimes) by chapter and subchapter.