Rwanda

Law N°33 BIS/2003 repressing the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes

Chapter 6. MISCELLANEOUS AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 18:
The fact that any of such crimes provided for by this law has been committed by a subordinate shall not exempt the authority which is his or her superior from his or her criminal liability if he or she knew or had reasons to know that the subordinate was preparing to commit that act or had committed it and that the authority superior in hierarchy has not taken the necessary and reasonable measures to prevent the said act from being committed or to punish their perpetrators, and to inform the relevant authorities.

Keywords

Command responsibility - national proceedings
Superior responsibility - national proceedings
Superior / subordinate relationship (military) - national proceedings
Superior / subordinate relationship (civilian) - national proceedings



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