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Cornell University Law School

Cornell Law School J.D. Student Research Papers

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2006

William Calley

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Defense Of Superior Orders In International Criminal Law As Portrayed In Three Trials: Eichmann, Calley And England, Natalia M. Restivo Sep 2006

Defense Of Superior Orders In International Criminal Law As Portrayed In Three Trials: Eichmann, Calley And England, Natalia M. Restivo

Cornell Law School J.D. Student Research Papers

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.