17 Apr 2025 by lbigmr

User-Generated Content and the War Crime of Outrages upon the Personal Dignity of the Dead at the International Criminal Court

Our researcher and university assistant Konstantina Stavrou has published an article on the topic of creating and sharing user-generated content that depicts (body parts of) deceased persons and whether it could constitute the war crime of outrages upon personal dignity.

In light of the proliferation of the creation and sharing of content depicting (body parts of) deceased persons in recent conflicts, it is likely that such material will reach the International Criminal Court. In her article in International Criminal Law Review, Konstantina Stavrou discusses whether the war crime of outrages upon personal dignity contained in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (a) covers the deceased and (b) whether creating and sharing user-generated content that depicts (body parts of) the deceased constitutes criminal conduct amounting to this crime. To answer the questions, the article examines the scope of protection and the material scope of the war crime of outrages upon personal dignity, relying on the relevant provisions of the Rome Statute and its Elements of Crimes as well as jurisprudence. The article available in full here.

a. Konstantina Stavrou ©Daniel Shaked