Instructions for the Government of Armies in the Field
United States government document
Also known as: “Lieber Code”, General Orders No. 100
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treatment of war crimes
- In war crime: Definition and conceptual development
…of war crimes was the Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field—also known as the “Lieber Code” after its main author, Francis Lieber—which was issued by U.S. Pres. Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War and distributed among Union military personnel in 1863. For…
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