Kriegsverbrechen gegen Eigentum

War crimes against property are standing in the shadow of those crimes that are immediately directed against human beings. But it should not be forgotten that the appropriation and destruction of property can have enormous consequences for the people that are affected by those deeds, since they loose their indispensible belongings. Besides, the destruction of property often serves as a means of persecution.
The author reveals the development of the war crime against property in the law of armed conflicts. Thereby she presents the post-2nd world war jurisdiction as well as the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Court. The underlying norms of the law of armed conflict are revealed in the context of the elements of crimes. Lastely the author values the implementation of the war crime against property in the German Code of Crimes against International Law.