Document Type
Article
Abstract
The paper is dedicated to the defense of superior orders in international law. The author discusses attempts to use this defense in three trials, - Adolf Eichmann's, William Calley's and Lynndie England's. The paper juxtaposes the trials and provides conclusions on the success of this defense in each case.
Date of Authorship for this Version
September 2006
Keywords
Superior orders, William Calley, Adolf Eichmann, Lynndie England, War crimes
Recommended Citation
Restivo, Natalia M. , "Defense of Superior Orders in International Criminal Law as Portrayed in Three Trials: Eichmann, Calley and England" (2006). Cornell Law School J.D. Student Research Papers. 18.
https://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/lps_papers/18