The Law of Command Responsibility

by Guénaël Mettraux

The book offers a unique study of the law of command or superior responsibility under international law. Born in the aftermath of the Second World War, the doctrine of superior responsibility provides that a military commander, a civilian leader or the leader of a terrorist, paramilitary or
rebel group could be held criminally responsible in relation to crimes committed by subordinates even where he has taken no direct or personal part in the commission...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199559325
• ISBN13: 9780199559329
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"