In this thesis, it is presented what famine is, how famine happens in terms of origin of its causes and what are the differences in cases of famines that occurred in different periods and different parts of the world. Some legal solutions how famine should be treated in international law will be provided. It is important to differentiate human made and natural made famines, and why are some occurrences regarded as famines while others are not. Furtherly an overview of some historic famines is provided alongside the prof. David Marcus’ research on faminogenic behaviours. Different degrees of faminogenic behaviours are explained through the citations of Marcus’ article Famine crimes in international law. Chapter 3, Crimes of famine, is the descriptive part of this Thesis. It consists of descriptions of some of the worst famines throughout the history; Famines in China (1958-1962), Russia (1941-1944) and the Ukraine (1932-1933). In the Chapter 4 the emphasis is on famines in 21st century. Paragraph 4.1. under the subtitle Never Again explains why the underlined famines in this Thesis, particularly those listed in the Chapter 3, are unrepeatable in today’s world, while the paragraph 4.2. Modern Threats warns about contemporary threats and processes which could cause famines in the future. Final paragraph in this Chapter - 4.3. A Way Forward is mostly based on the work of dr. Sunčana Roksandić, and it critically assesses her proposals and provides the legal framework and possible solutions for prosecuting criminal offences and irresponsible (illegal) behaviours of individuals that may cause famine that were committed with necessary mens rea