Radislav Krstic's case as an example of commander's liability

Abstract: The issue of the military order is a very complex one. When giving or executing an order, one should always take into account the necessity to make choices. The decisions taken may in the future imply criminal liability as a consequence of the order that is contrary to legal norms, or executing it. The purpose of the article is to present the problem of giving an order from the perspective of the crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia, with a detailed account of the R. Krstic’s case. The author tried to answer the questions: What is the scope of the commander's liability? Is he liable only for the orders he has given? Does this liability extend to the behavior of his subordinates as well? In the presented article an analysis of selected court cases important from the point of view of the problem of giving an order was carried out. For this purpose, the regulations of International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg were analyzed. Subsequently, an analysis of selected court cases bei

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Deutsch
• Anmerkungen: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; In: Journal of Liberty and International Affairs ; 5 (2020) 3 ; 69-82

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Recht

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wo): Mannheim
• (wer): SSOAR - Social Science Open Access Repository
• (wann): 2020
• Urheber: Czeszejko-Sochacka, Katarzyna Zofia

Weitere Informationen

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-66264-2
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 25.03.2025, 13:54 MEZ