Comply with the Law of War Part 4 Exercises
Question 10
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&questionText=If you are charged with a war crime, and in your defense you state that you were only "obeying a superior order" when you committed the act, is that a valid defense for you?& &lure1=No, unless you did not know or could not have reasonably been expected to know that the act was unlawful when you committed it.& &lure2=No, because your commander is supposed to know what is and is not legal in wartime.& &lure3=Yes, if you can prove that the order was from your immediate supervisor, and he was of sane mind.& &lure4=Yes, but only if the individual who supervises the one who gave you the order will vouch that it was all right to commit the act.& &correctResponse=1& &questionNumber=128& &mediaStyle=swf&