1. Economic Harm vs. “Economic War Crime”

- “Economic war crime” is not a legal category, but the effects of certain economic actions can mirror the scale and severity of wartime atrocities.

- When economic decisions cause mass deprivation, shortened lifespans, or preventable suffering, the moral impact becomes comparable to crimes against humanity.

2. The Threshold: When Unfairness Becomes Systemic Harm

A system crosses into morally criminal territory when five conditions align:

- Intentionality: Actors knowingly create or maintain harmful structures.

- Foreseeability: The consequences—poverty, deprivation, collapse of wellbeing—are predictable.

- Scale: Harm affects entire populations, not isolated individuals.

- Preventability: Suffering could be avoided without sacrificing essential so ...