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Command Responsibility: The Development and Application of the Modern Doctrine

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dc.contributor.author Poata, Meipara
dc.date.accessioned 2012-12-09T23:39:15Z
dc.date.accessioned 2022-11-01T23:46:38Z
dc.date.available 2012-12-09T23:39:15Z
dc.date.available 2022-11-01T23:46:38Z
dc.date.copyright 2010
dc.date.issued 2010
dc.identifier.uri https://ir.wgtn.ac.nz/handle/123456789/28213
dc.description.abstract The concept that a commander should be responsible for controlling the behaviour of troops at his or her direct command is a longstanding one, with some commentators dating its formal existence back as far as 1439. The Hague Conventions of 1907 made reference to the existence of a command responsibility, as did the protocols to the Geneva Conventions. Forms of the doctrine are set out in numerous national military manuals throughout the world, including New Zealand’s own, and frequently set out in national legislation which deals with international crimes. This paper examines the parameters of the modern doctrine of command responsibility (the doctrine). It finds that the boundaries may have at times shifted too far, and expresses the view that in order for fair and just results to be achieved – and for the integrity of the doctrine and the perceived integrity of those who apply it to remain intact – strict limits on its application should apply. en_NZ
dc.format pdf en_NZ
dc.language en_NZ
dc.language.iso en_NZ
dc.publisher Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington en_NZ
dc.subject Command of troops en_NZ
dc.title Command Responsibility: The Development and Application of the Modern Doctrine en_NZ
dc.type Text en_NZ
vuwschema.contributor.unit School of Law en_NZ
vuwschema.subject.marsden 390199 Law not elsewhere classified en_NZ
vuwschema.type.vuw Masters Research Paper or Project en_NZ
thesis.degree.discipline Law en_NZ
thesis.degree.grantor Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington en_NZ
thesis.degree.level Masters en_NZ
thesis.degree.name Master of Law en_NZ


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