THE MEANING AND ELEMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL CRIME

Abstract

The research study aims to define the seriousness of the international crime and review the most important international efforts made to define the meaning of international crime. Besides, identify its elements, where the concept of international crime is still incomprehensible and ambiguous in terms of the intention to commit crimes of any kind, war crimes, aggression, crimes against humanity, or genocide crimes. Generally, international crime is a major threat to the international community, because it was vague and neglected in the national laws of countries. Therefore, the international community had to play a role in addressing this type of crime. This research aimed to study these types of dangerous crimes and explain their concept and elements and understand the national laws of countries with their seriousness. However, this kind of crime is very important and occupies a large space in international societies, and humanitarian and human rights organizations give it great importance in the national laws of countries.