Peer 2
The article states that the International Military Tribunal defines crimes against humanity as an act that includes murder, extermination, exploitation, expulsion, and other cruel and uncouth actions meted on civilians during the war. Universal definition of crimes against humanity is a vital way to ensure it does not only include crimes against foreign citizens but also those against the citizens of a particular country. According to Vernon (2002), world poverty, terrorist attacks, and ecological disasters on human beings are also defined as crimes against humanity. The article establishes that predominant crimes also can undermine world stability since they would require an external response that has consequences on human lives. Destruction of national boundaries is at the heart of crimes against humanity thus it can also be listed as a crime against humanity. Finally, the article says that human civilization is one of the oldest forms of humanity and should be observed.