Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Ουσιαστικό και Δικονομικό ΔίκαιοLibrary of the School of Law
Supervisors info:
Δημήτριος Κιούπης, επίκουρος καθηγητής, Τομέας Ποινικών Επιστημών, Τμήμα Νομικής, Νομική Σχολή, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών
Original Title:
Η άρση της ευθύνης έπειτα από προσταγή ιεραρχικώς ανωτέρου στο πλαίσιο του διεθνούς ποινικού δικαίου
Translated title:
The defense of superior orders in international criminal law
Summary:
This paper discusses whether superior orders can be an applicable defence, capable of relieving from criminal responsibility, through surveying the various theoretical approaches of the issue and shedding light to each ones practical and dogmatical advantages and disadvantages. The superior orders defence is seen in the light of case law that has helped form the relative international customary law and through the Statute of the International Criminal Court which adresses the matter in article 33. Superior orders are also discussed in relation to other defences.
Main subject category:
Law and Legislation
Other subject categories:
Criminal Procedure
Keywords:
superior orders defence, Nurenberg defence, international criminal law, international customary law, war crimes, respondeat superior, absolute liability, conditional liability, international criminal court, article 33