Dinstein Yoram - The Defence of obedience to Superior Orders in International Law

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YORAM DINSTEIN

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Almelo trial,

Awochi trial,

Bauer trial,

Belsen trial,

Breisach trial,

Bruns trial,

Buck trial,

Buhler trial,

Bury and Hafner trial,

Casablanca Deserters case,

Dachau trial,

Dostler trial,

Double Tenth trial,

Dover Castle case,

Eichmann trial,

Einsatzgruppen case,

Falkenhorst trial,

Farben case,

Fauerstein trial,

Flesch trial,

Flick case,

Fryatt trial,

Goeth trial,

Golkel trial,

Gozawa trial,

Greiser trial,

Hadamar trial,

Hans trial,

High Command case,

Hoess trial,

Holzer trial,

Hostage case,

Jaluit Atoll case,

Justice case,

Kharkov trial,

Klinge trial,

Krupp case,

Llandovery Castle case,

Mackenzen and Maelzer trial,

Maelzer trial,

Manstein trial,

Medical case,

Melchior and Hirschelman trial,

Milch case,

Ministries case,

Moehle trial,

Motomura trial,

Neuber trial,

Neumann (Robert) case,

Nuremberg trial,

Ohashi trial,

Peleus trial,

Pohl case,

Rath and Thiel trial,

Rauter trial,

Renoth trial,

Roechling case,

Rohde trial,

RuSHA case,

Sakai trial,

Sawada trial,

Scuttled U-Boats case,

Stalag Luft III case,

Stenger and Crusius case,

Szabados trial,

Thiele and Steinert trial,

Tokyo trial,

Wagner (Robert) trial,

Wagner (Wilhelm) trial,

Wirtz trial,

Yamamoto trial,

Zuehlke trial,

Abbott v. The Queen,

Banovi [Prosecutor v. Banovi],

Barbie case,

Blaki [Prosecutor v. Blaki],

Bokoski et al. [Prosecutor v. Bokoski et al.],

Bralo [Prosecutor v. Bralo],

Brima et al. [Prosecutor v. Brima et al.],

Calley case,

ei [Prosecutor v. ei],

Delali et al. [Prosecutor v. Delali et al.],

Erdemovi [Prosecutor v. Erdemovi],

Finta [R v. Finta],

Lubanga Dyilo [Prosecutor v. Lubanga Dyilo],

Mra [Prosecutor v. Mra],

Norman [Prosecutor v. Norman],

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