Comply with the Law of War Part 4 Exercises
Question 9
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&questionText=Describe under what circumstance, or circumstances, a commander may be prosecuted for the commission of a war crime. Select the best answer.& &lure1=He may be prosecuted if he has knowledge of, or should have knowledge of a crime, and fails to act on that knowledge; and if he issues an order that results in a crime being committed.& &lure2=The commander may not be prosecuted if the higher headquarters has granted him immunity and returned the cognizant individual to CONUS.& &lure3=If the commander has received reports of a possible war crime and refers those reports to an investigating authority, he may be prosecuted for reporting the incident.& &lure4=Commanders in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and above are exempt from prosecution for war crimes.& &correctResponse=1& &questionNumber=127& &mediaStyle=swf&