Wealthy “Justice”
... to proffer reasons as to why they should be found not guilty of the crimes for which they are charged. Two defenses that may be offered in non-strict liability criminal cases are intoxication and insanity. Recently, it has been suggested that a person’s wealth and the lifestyle that wealth affords t ...
... to proffer reasons as to why they should be found not guilty of the crimes for which they are charged. Two defenses that may be offered in non-strict liability criminal cases are intoxication and insanity. Recently, it has been suggested that a person’s wealth and the lifestyle that wealth affords t ...
Just Say No Excuse: The Rise and Fall of the Intoxication Defense
... avoid punishment for the unintended consequences of his acts with what then-New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice David Souter described as the individual's "responsibility... to stay sober if his intoxication will jeopardize the lives and safety of others."2 The issue presents the choice of whether t ...
... avoid punishment for the unintended consequences of his acts with what then-New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice David Souter described as the individual's "responsibility... to stay sober if his intoxication will jeopardize the lives and safety of others."2 The issue presents the choice of whether t ...
The Legacy Of Nuremberg - Coalition for the International Criminal
... honor" or "purely American questions". Other nations expressed even more reservations about accepting independent judicial authority. No serious consideration was given to the thought expressed by some that there should be an international criminal court. As French diplomat and Nobel Prize winner Le ...
... honor" or "purely American questions". Other nations expressed even more reservations about accepting independent judicial authority. No serious consideration was given to the thought expressed by some that there should be an international criminal court. As French diplomat and Nobel Prize winner Le ...
Other Material\War Crimes Law And The Vietnam War
... shall not free him from responsibility, but may be considered in mitigation of punishment, if the Tribunal determines that justice so requires. These rules remained essentially unaltered in Control Council Law No. 10. Because of popular misconceptions, it has frequently been alleged that eliminating ...
... shall not free him from responsibility, but may be considered in mitigation of punishment, if the Tribunal determines that justice so requires. These rules remained essentially unaltered in Control Council Law No. 10. Because of popular misconceptions, it has frequently been alleged that eliminating ...
HOT TOPICS IN IMMIGRATION LAW
... As of November 20, 2014, have a child who is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident ...
... As of November 20, 2014, have a child who is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident ...
General principles of international criminal law
... the principle that no person should be tried or punished more than once for the same crime. It ensures fairness for defendants since they can be sure that the judgment will be final and protects against arbitrary or malicious prosecution at both domestic and international level. Further, this princi ...
... the principle that no person should be tried or punished more than once for the same crime. It ensures fairness for defendants since they can be sure that the judgment will be final and protects against arbitrary or malicious prosecution at both domestic and international level. Further, this princi ...
The Nuremberg Trials and Crimes Against Humanity
... Nuremberg, Germany, processed twenty-two prominent Nazi leaders, leading to the execution of twelve, the imprisonment of seven, and the acquittal of three.3 The Nuremberg Trials provided an ...
... Nuremberg, Germany, processed twenty-two prominent Nazi leaders, leading to the execution of twelve, the imprisonment of seven, and the acquittal of three.3 The Nuremberg Trials provided an ...
Fifteen years of progress By Aryeh Neier Monday, May 12, 2008
... Another shortcoming is that the international criminal tribunals have apparently failed so far to make those who facilitated severe crimes acknowledge their responsibility. An example is Serbia. Though Serb political leaders, Serb media and the Serb military all played leading parts in launching the ...
... Another shortcoming is that the international criminal tribunals have apparently failed so far to make those who facilitated severe crimes acknowledge their responsibility. An example is Serbia. Though Serb political leaders, Serb media and the Serb military all played leading parts in launching the ...
Mil-Hist-WWII-Nuremberg-IMT-Trial
... The Nuremberg trials were a series of military tribunals, held by the Allied forces after World War II, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany. The trials were held in the city of Nuremberg, Germany. The first, and be ...
... The Nuremberg trials were a series of military tribunals, held by the Allied forces after World War II, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany. The trials were held in the city of Nuremberg, Germany. The first, and be ...
Superior orders
Superior orders, often known as the Nuremberg defence, lawful orders or by the German phrase Befehl ist Befehl (""only following orders"", literally ""an order is an order""), is a plea in a court of law that a person, whether a member of the armed forces or a civilian, not be held guilty for actions which were ordered by a superior officer or a public official.The superior orders plea is often regarded as the complement to command responsibility.One of the most noted uses of this plea, or ""defense"", was by the accused in the 1945–46 Nuremberg Trials, such that it is also called the ""Nuremberg defense"". The Nuremberg Trials were a series of military tribunals, held by the main victorious Allied forces after World War II, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of the defeated Nazi Germany. It was during these trials, under the London Charter of the International Military Tribunal which set them up, that the defense of superior orders was no longer considered enough to escape punishment; but merely enough to lessen punishment.Historically, the plea of superior orders has been used both before and after the Nuremberg Trials, with a notable lack of consistency in various rulings.Apart from the specific plea of superior orders, discussions about how the general concept of superior orders ought to be used, or ought not to be used, have taken place in various arguments, rulings and statutes that have not necessarily been part of “after the fact” war crimes trials, strictly speaking. Nevertheless, these discussions and related events help us understand the evolution of the specific plea of superior orders and the history of its usage.