The Execution of Illegal Orders and International Criminal Responsibility
Authors: Sato, Hiromi
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- Analysis of legal/ theoretical significance of detailed rules on the superior orders defense
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The legal consequence of the superior orders defense has long been debated as one of the major problems in international criminal law. Several controversial issues such as the immunity of the state, the absolute character of military discipline, and immunity on the grounds of mistake of law and/or coercion have been complexly interwoven in the debates. The Execution of Illegal Orders and International Criminal Responsibility provides a comprehensive portrait of the relevant debates at the international level up to the present, analyzes the conflicting views, and shows the significance of the development of international rules for the superior orders defense as well as the implication of the fact that issues concerning some detailed or related rules have been left unresolved. This study presents to present a new standpoint not only on dealing with the problem of the superior orders defense but also on reconsidering the international stipulation of rulemaking with regard to criminal matters.
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Introduction
Pages 1-14
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Before the Adoption of the Nuremberg Charter
Pages 15-48
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Formation of the ‘Nuremberg Principle’
Pages 49-102
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After the Trials Under the Nuremberg Charter
Pages 103-146
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Change of the Structure of International Legal Order and ‘Hesitation’
Pages 147-156
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Execution of Illegal Orders and International Criminal Responsibility
- Authors
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- Hiromi Sato
- Copyright
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-642-16753-9
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-642-16753-9
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-16752-2
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-44574-3
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VIII, 175
- Topics
