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U.S. Uniform Code of Military Justice

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Nov 21, 2025

Which landmark cases involved refusal of unlawful orders and their verdicts (e.g., My Lai, Nuremberg, Hamdan)?

Three well-known episodes illustrate the legal and moral debate over “refusal of unlawful orders”: the Nuremberg Trials rejected the superior‑orders defense and produced verdicts punishing many top Na...

Nov 21, 2025

What distinguishes an unlawful order from a lawful one under the U.S. Uniform Code of Military Justice?

An order is lawful under the U.S. Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) when it is within military authority and does not direct the commission of a crime; an order that violates the Constitution, f...