destruction and appropriation of property

Under international criminal law , destruction and appropriation of property is a war crime .

The crime has the following elements:

Extensive destruction or appropriation of property ;
that was not justified by military necessity;
that was extensive and carried out wantonly ;
of property that was protected under the Geneva Conventions of 1949 ;
the conduct was associated with an international armed conflict.

[Last reviewed in August of 2022 by the Wex Definitions Team ]

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