International Conflict and Security Law: Superior orders and the International Criminal Court

摘要: Introduction I would like to start by violating at least one rule of traditional legal writing. That is that, in such writing, personal matters should not be discussed. will begin with my recollection Hilaire McCoubrey. We were both Cambridge University (his alma mater ) the summer 1997, attending a British Red Cross course on international humanitarian law. was PhD student Nottingham, he teaching Cambridge. It beautiful evening, and we had finished for day. been protection wounded, sick shipwrecked. Owing felicitous weather, few others (myself included) repaired local pub overlooking river Cam. There watched sun set, refreshed ourselves, talked length over Hilaire's favourite subjects, Nuremberg Tokyo International Military Tribunals (IMTs), subject about which prodigious knowledge understanding. The fond memory have that although now tinged sadness, how remember Hilaire. One issues raised IMT, superior orders, also provides matter contribution this volume. defence obedience orders has considerable attention lawyers. put his ‘two pennyworths’ late life. However, while some constitutional lawyers discussed domestic criminal whole spent much time (though it mentioned Dinstein's work sophisticated from law point view).