"Trump threats cause dilemma for US officers: disobey orders or commit war crimes"
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr/06/trump-threats-dilemma-for-officers-disobey-orders-or-commit-war-crimes
"The fact that a person acted pursuant to order of his Government or of a superior does not relieve him from responsibility under international law, provided a moral choice was in fact possible to him."
Principles of International Law
Recognized in the Charter of the Nüremberg Tribunal
and in the Judgment of the Tribunal, 1950,
Principle IV
https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treaties/nuremberg-principles-1950/principle-iv
This is current universal, mandatory, international law, recognizing that it
was not before then and is not now possible to defend one's war crime, genocide, etc actions
with "but I was only following orders", regardless of whether being military or civilian.
This is also reflected in USA's military law, making it mandatory to refuse such orders if able to.
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