History
The Doctrine of Command Responsibility in International Criminal Law
Quick fact
The doctrine of command responsibility was first articulated in the post-World War II trials, notably in the Yamashita case, where a general was executed for failing to prevent atrocities he claimed he knew nothing about.
Why this is interesting
It seems almost poetic that the person who orders a war crime is punished, but what about the general who knows about it and does nothing? Command responsibility turns that silence into a crime.