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- de jure authority to control the conduct of members of an armed force, be it regular military, militia, irregular, or other form of paramilitary force, or de facto control of the same.
- Commanders have an affirmative duty to prevent or punish their subordinates for violating World Assembly law regulating conduct during armed conflict.
- Commanders are criminally liable for:
- ordering any act in knowing contravention of World Assembly law regarding conduct during armed conflict, or
- failing to take necessary action to prevent or punish subordinate violations of World Assembly law regarding conduct during armed conflict where the commander knows or has information that allows them to conclude that their subordinates were about to or had contravened those World Assembly laws.
- ordering any act in knowing contravention of World Assembly law regarding conduct during armed conflict, or
- No member state may permit a commander to retain any command after a court martial determines their dereliction of the above duties, notwithstanding other criminal penalties.
- Nothing in this article precludes member states from independently enforcing higher military conduct standards for commanders.
Article III. Member State Duties