Liability for violation of the rules of prisoners of war and civilian internees

International responsibility is a relationship between two or more subjects of public international law, and according to the prevailing opinion in traditional jurisprudence, international responsibility is only between two or more states, whether the damage caused to the state and its property directly or to one of its citizens who can only claim compensation through the state of which he holds nationality (1).  International responsibility is of great importance at the international level, where responsibility is one of the most important features of any legal system, through which legal rules are subject to respect and commitment by states, where each country is keen to observe legal provisions and principles and not to violate them, through responsibility the legal rules turn from just theoretical legal rules to obligations that countries must fulfill. In the field of protection of prisoners of war and internees, international responsibility has gained great importance, as crimes and violations against prisoners of war lead to the establishment of responsibility at the international level, where the attack on this category of victims is one of the most sensitive and important topics of international law, and in this regard there have been many international efforts made by the international community in order to provide international protection for prisoners of war, and one of the results of those efforts was the determination of many rights that It must be enjoyed by prisoners of war and internees, States must abide by this and any breach of these obligations is the international criminal responsibility of the State and the individuals who committed the offence.