Download or read book The Law of Command Responsibility written by Guénaël Mettraux and published by . This book was released on 2009-03-19 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive guide to the law of command responsibility. Originally invoked against Nazi leaders for failing to prevent or punish crimes of subordinates, and more recently in the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal, command responsibility continues to be of importance in cases arising from the Iraq War and the War on Terror