Sentence examples for command responsibility for from inspiring English sources

"It is so disingenuous to say, 'I didn't know' or 'I wasn't in control of the army.' He was the commander in chief, he had command responsibility for the troops below him.

Mr Lazarevic's testimony is meant to show that Mr Milosevic had direct command responsibility for war crimes.

A UN panel of experts said Kiir and Machar themselves bore command responsibility for troops who allegedly committed crimes.

We have a theory of command responsibility for the abuses, and he admits clearly that he is in control and that he knows what they are doing".

He called on the African Union to act quickly in setting up a court "with a strong focus on command responsibility for atrocities".

Mr. Balijagic said Mr. Halilovic was in the area at the time of the massacre but did not have command responsibility for the operation.

Three senior defense officials said Wednesday that the new procedures clarified the prohibition against the use of muzzled dogs in interrogations, gave specific guidance to field units as to how long they could hold prisoners before releasing them or sending them to higher headquarters for detention, and made clear command responsibilities for detainee operations.

"She also had command responsibilities for the military element of the en route air traffic control centre at Swanwick in Hampshire, was directly involved in the UK response to the volcanic ash crisis in 2010, and represented the military air traffic management organisation during preparations for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games".

What tribunal investigators have typically sought from reporters is not eyewitness accounts of atrocities, which few would deny them, but legal links in a chain of evidence to prove that accused officials had what prosecutors call "command and control responsibility" for what happened on the killing fields.

Hegazy is one of around 25 Egyptian generals and officials who had command and control responsibility for the massacres which took place in Egypt after the fall of Morsi.

(Under the legal doctrine of "command responsibility," a military commander is responsible for failing to prevent or punish war crimes committed by his subordinates).