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> carry out their legal orders...even if the orders are to conduct criminal was of aggression Isn't that a contradiction?
by ClumsyPilot 5y ago
> carry out their legal orders...even if the orders are to conduct criminal was of aggression
Isn't that a contradiction?
- scaramanga 5y agoYes if you think National and International law have the same status. They do not.
- HWR_14 5y ago"Legal orders" are defined by the country giving them (in this case the US) which are a combination of the various treaties that the US has signed and laws. For instance, no soldier can legally be ordered to violate the Geneva convention, and they can be court martial for following such an order. A war of aggression is about international law, and is commonly not considered something that determines if an order is legal in any military.