Collective Punishment under the Law of War

This article explores the concept of Collective Punishment, which contravenes the principles of International Humanitarian law by serving as a means to penalize individuals for actions they did not individually commit. Based on this article, it is evident that accountability should be considered completely individual and cannot be attributed to the whole population. The origin of the a prohibition of collective punishment may be traced back to the 1907 Hague Regulations, which are widely recognized as a part of Customary international law.