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The Crimes of War Project is a unique collaboration of journalists, lawyers and scholars that seeks to raise awareness of the laws of war among the media, governments, the human rights and humanitarian aid communities, and the general public. Born out of the experiences war reporters in post-Cold War conflicts, the Project is an attempt to explain war crimes in lay terms using the existing framework defining crimes. The originators of the Project believe that the little understood, and under used, body of law known as international humanitarian law the laws of war provides such a framework, and can serve as a means for understanding the violence and excesses of modern armed conflicts. The Project, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is currently based at American University in Washington, D.C. The core Project aim is to expand on the themes in the book, Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know, by coordinating a number of awareness raising and educational activities. These will include:
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