The law of command responsibility
Mettraux, GuénaëlAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2009.
This is a comprehensive guide to the law of command responsibility. Originally invoked against Nazi leaders for failing to prevent or punish crimes of subordinates, and more recently in the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal, command responsibility is of importance in cases arising from the Iraq War and the War on Terror.
Specialized.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
This is a comprehensive guide to the law of command responsibility. Originally invoked against Nazi leaders for failing to prevent or punish crimes of subordinates, and more recently in the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal, command responsibility is of importance in cases arising from the Iraq War and the War on Terror.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Specialized.
Command responsibility (International law)
War crimes
War (International law)
Law, Politics & Government
Law, General & Comparative