LEGAL MECHANISMS TO AVERT MASS MASSACRES TARGETING THE ROHINGYA MUSLIMS

Abstract

Genocide, as defined by the covenants of international law, is defined as an international crime that includes acts committed with the purpose of eradicating, in whole or in part, a national or ethnic group over an extended period of time, including the destruction of that group's political, cultural, humanitarian, and social institutions. Religious and racial hate are the main driving forces behind the crime of genocide committed against Rohingya Muslims in Burma. We will look at how international law can protect this minority from the crime of human genocide and ethnic cleansing to which it is subject, activating the various international agreements that criminalize this act, among other things, the International Criminal Court's 1998 Statute, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Genocide of 1948, and so on.   Human rights and international humanitarian law would ensure that the Rohingya people of Burma are protected, regardless of whether their case is brought before the International Criminal Court or falls under universal jurisdiction. Victims of these atrocities would face appropriate legal consequences.