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Tomoyuki Yamashita

Japanese general and war criminal (1885–1946)

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Nov 25, 2025

How have landmark cases like United States v. Yamashita and Simon v. United States influenced jurisprudence on unlawful orders?

United States v. Yamashita crystallized the doctrine of command responsibility by holding a commander criminally liable for subordinates’ war crimes when he “unlawfully disregarded” his duty to contro...

Nov 24, 2025

What Supreme Court rulings define the duty to disobey illegal military orders (e.g., Yamashita, Parker, Marcum)?

The provided search results show U.S. Supreme Court discussion of military commissions and reviewability in In re Yamashita and several unrelated “Parker” and “Marcum” items from state courts or diffe...