Several large scale courts around the world grant themselves the authority to try a member of a species by the name of homo sapiens for a crime against humanity... I was thinking of this and wondering when a crime becomes a crime against humanity. Is there a criterium for this.. like, a certain amount of people that have to be affected by the deed? Is denying someone his or her rights as a human a crime against humanity, such as a fair trial before being put to death... Even if said person denied other people trial before being terminated?
They're defined as repeated, systematic acts of persecution or atrocities carried out by a government or a recognised authority against 1 or more people. Naturally it's always the victors who get to decide what constitutes an 'atrocity' and what constitutes 'collateral damage' (for instance).
