Editing War crime (section)

===Early examples===
In 1474, the first trial for a war crime was that of [[Peter von Hagenbach]], realised by an [[ad hoc]] tribunal of the [[Holy Roman Empire]], for his [[command responsibility]] for the actions of his soldiers, because "he, as a knight, was deemed to have a duty to prevent" criminal behaviour by a military force. Despite having argued that he had obeyed [[superior orders]], von Hagenbach was convicted, [[Capital punishment|condemned to death]], and beheaded.<ref name="Greppi">[http://www.icrc.ch/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/57JQ2X The evolution of individual criminal responsibility under international law] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910200939/http://www.icrc.ch/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/57JQ2X |date=10 September 2009 }} By Edoardo Greppi, Associate Professor of International Law at the University of Turin, Italy, International Committee of the Red Cross No. 835, pp. 531–553, 30 October 1999.</ref><ref name="Grant">[http://www.law.harvard.edu/alumni/bulletin/2006/spring/gallery.phpExhibit highlights the first international war crimes tribunal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403141758/http://www.law.harvard.edu/alumni/bulletin/2006/spring/gallery.phpExhibit |date=April 3, 2022 }} by Linda Grant, Harvard Law Bulletin.</ref>