Yamashita v. Styer
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Yamashita v. Styer is a landmark 1946 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the conviction of Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita and established the controversial "command responsibility" doctrine in international law.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yamashita v. Styer canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T489410 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yamashita v. Styer Context triple: [Tomoyuki Yamashita, legalCase, Yamashita v. Styer]
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A.
Argersinger v. Hamlin
Argersinger v. Hamlin is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that extended the right to counsel to defendants in misdemeanor cases that may result in imprisonment.
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United States v. Darby
United States v. Darby is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal labor regulations under the Commerce Clause and marked a broad expansion of federal power over economic activity.
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C.
Chiafalo v. Washington
Chiafalo v. Washington is a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court case that unanimously upheld states’ authority to penalize or replace “faithless electors” who do not vote in line with their state’s popular vote in presidential elections.
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Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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E.
United States v. Comstock
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yamashita v. Styer Target entity description: Yamashita v. Styer is a landmark 1946 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the conviction of Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita and established the controversial "command responsibility" doctrine in international law.
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A.
Argersinger v. Hamlin
Argersinger v. Hamlin is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that extended the right to counsel to defendants in misdemeanor cases that may result in imprisonment.
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B.
United States v. Darby
United States v. Darby is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal labor regulations under the Commerce Clause and marked a broad expansion of federal power over economic activity.
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C.
Chiafalo v. Washington
Chiafalo v. Washington is a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court case that unanimously upheld states’ authority to penalize or replace “faithless electors” who do not vote in line with their state’s popular vote in presidential elections.
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D.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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E.
United States v. Comstock
United States v. Comstock is a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld Congress’s authority to civilly commit mentally ill, sexually dangerous federal prisoners beyond their release date under the Constitution’s Necessary and Proper Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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World War II war crimes case ⓘ landmark case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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international humanitarian law ⓘ military law ⓘ |
| characterization | controversial precedent ⓘ |
| citation | 327 U.S. 1 ⓘ |
| concernsEvent |
Japanese occupation of the Philippines
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atrocities by Japanese forces in the Philippines ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
insufficient procedural safeguards
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low evidentiary standards for command responsibility ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1946 ⓘ |
| dissentingJustice |
Justice Frank Murphy
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Justice Wiley B. Rutledge ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionConcern |
lack of fair trial guarantees
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retroactive application of legal standards ⓘ vagueness of charges ⓘ |
| establishedDoctrine | command responsibility ⓘ |
| executionLocation | Philippines ⓘ |
| executionMethod | hanging ⓘ |
| hasParty |
Styer
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Tomoyuki Yamashita ⓘ |
| holding |
commanders may be held responsible for failure to control troops
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military commission had lawful authority ⓘ procedures of the commission did not violate the laws of war ⓘ upheld conviction of Tomoyuki Yamashita ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of customary international law on command responsibility
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post–World War II war crimes tribunals ⓘ |
| involvesCountry |
Japan
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| involvesPerson |
General Tomoyuki Yamashita
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linked to:
Yamashita Tomoyuki
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| jurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
command responsibility
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due process in military commissions ⓘ jurisdiction of military commissions ⓘ war crimes liability ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple | a commander can be criminally liable for failing to prevent or punish war crimes by subordinates ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy |
Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone
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linked to:
Justice Harlan F. Stone
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| originatedFrom | military commission in the Philippines ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | habeas corpus petition ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine | superior responsibility ⓘ |
| relatedToConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| resultForPetitioner | habeas corpus denied ⓘ |
| sentenceUpheld | death ⓘ |
| subsequentCitationIn |
U.S. military law decisions
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international criminal law scholarship ⓘ |
| voteSplit | 7–2 ⓘ |
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Subject: Yamashita v. Styer Description of subject: Yamashita v. Styer is a landmark 1946 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the conviction of Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita and established the controversial "command responsibility" doctrine in international law.
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