Command responsibility in international law : the boundaries of criminal liability for military commanders and civilian leaders

Born in the aftermath of the Second World War, the doctrine of command or superior responsibility provides that a military commander or a civilian leader may be held criminally responsible in relation to crimes committed by subordinates even where he has taken no direct or personal part in the commi...

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Main Author: Mettraux, Guenael
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.645752