Defining State Crime

Question 1

State crimes are actions which..

Answer 1

1. Breach domestic laws

Question 2

1. Breach domestic laws. Expand

Answer 2

State officials commit acts which breach their own countrys laws eg PM breaching lockdown rules , resulting in punishment

Question 3

Breaching domestic laws . Eval

Answer 3

States can change laws so actions no longer seen deviant

Question 4

2. State crime actions which breach international laws. Expand

Answer 4

Laws which are set in global treaties affect multiple countries eg NATO or ECHR, there is global critism or russian invasion in ukraine

Question 5

Zemiology can explain if an action is state crime. Explain how

Answer 5

Study of harms . State crimes are actions which harm people, even if no laws are broken.

Eg holocaust was permitted by Nazi government at the time but was clearly harmful

Question 6

4. State crimes are actions which generate negative societal reaction towards state officials (labelling theory) . Expand

Answer 6

If public disproves of an act, it is potentially criminal,

Eg Mai Lai masacare in Vietnam war created negative reaction

Question 7

5. State crimes are actions which deny people basic human rights. Expand

Answer 7

Gov which deny peoples right available elsewhere are crime. Eg homosexuality

Question 8

What are the 5 ways we define state crime?

Answer 8

1. State crime is denial of basic human rights which are available elsewhere
2. State crime are actions which generate a negative societal reaction
3. State crime is breach of domestic laws
4. State crime is breach of international laws
5. State crime can be defined by zemiolgoy , anything that actions harms people