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Article

19 Nov 2009

Author:
Pro Juventute and TRIAL

War games: no rules?

Pro Juventute and TRIAL, the Swiss association for international criminal justice, have examined whether and to which extent international humanitarian law is respected in computer and video games…The organisation calls upon game producers to…incorporate rules of international humanitarian law and human rights into their games. In computer and video games, violence is often shown and the players become “virtually violent”. However, such games are not zones free of rules and ethics. It would be highly appreciated if games reproducing armed conflicts were to include the rules which apply to real armed conflicts…