KnowraSuperior ordersLinked fromLinked fromThe 10 pages that link to Superior orders, each with the reason it gives.All 10Related 4Compared with 6Command responsibilityCompared with: It concerns a subordinate’s liability, whereas command responsibility concerns the superior’s own liability.Nuremberg CharterCompared with: The Charter stated that superior orders did not automatically excuse defendants.Einsatzgruppen TrialCompared with: The tribunal rejected superior orders as a complete defense while considering them in sentencing.Judgment at NurembergCompared with: The defendants’ appeals to duty test whether obedience can absolve them.Otto OhlendorfCompared with: Ohlendorf invoked orders in explaining the killings, but the tribunal rejected obedience as a complete defense.Akira MutōCompared with: Mutō’s case illustrates why following orders does not automatically excuse war crimes.