Rex v. Werner and Another.

Abstract

Superior Orders — Plea of — Miscellaneous — Plea of Superior Orders of a Prisoner of War Charged with the Murder of a Fellow Prisoner of War.

Prisoners of War — Jurisdiction over — Liability under Local Criminal Law — Internal Administration — Article 45 of the Geneva Convention of 1929 — Defence of Superior Orders — Whether Admissible in Charge against Prisoner of War — Jurisdiction.