Bagosora failed to prevent or punish crimes committed by forces under his authority
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This entity is a key judicial finding from the ICTR case against Théoneste Bagosora, establishing his criminal responsibility as a superior for atrocities committed by subordinates during the Rwandan genocide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bagosora failed to prevent or punish crimes committed by forces under his authority canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10170611 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bagosora failed to prevent or punish crimes committed by forces under his authority Context triple: [Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora, notableFinding, Bagosora failed to prevent or punish crimes committed by forces under his authority]
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A.
Batista government forces
Batista government forces were the military and security apparatus loyal to Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista that fought to suppress the revolutionary movement led by Fidel Castro in the 1950s.
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B.
Three Officials
"Three Officials" is a renowned set of poems by the Tang dynasty poet Du Fu that vividly depicts the suffering of common people under oppressive government policies.
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C.
Rashō Gate
Rashō Gate is the English meaning of the Japanese title "Rashōmon," referring to the grand, decaying city gate famously depicted in Japanese literature and film.
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D.
Baga massacre
The Baga massacre was a 2015 attack in northeastern Nigeria in which Boko Haram militants killed hundreds of civilians and destroyed large parts of the town of Baga.
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E.
Shoa Gate
Shoa Gate is one of the historic gateways in the ancient walled city of Harar Jugol in eastern Ethiopia.
- 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: Bagosora failed to prevent or punish crimes committed by forces under his authority Target entity description: This entity is a key judicial finding from the ICTR case against Théoneste Bagosora, establishing his criminal responsibility as a superior for atrocities committed by subordinates during the Rwandan genocide.
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A.
Batista government forces
Batista government forces were the military and security apparatus loyal to Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista that fought to suppress the revolutionary movement led by Fidel Castro in the 1950s.
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B.
Three Officials
"Three Officials" is a renowned set of poems by the Tang dynasty poet Du Fu that vividly depicts the suffering of common people under oppressive government policies.
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C.
Rashō Gate
Rashō Gate is the English meaning of the Japanese title "Rashōmon," referring to the grand, decaying city gate famously depicted in Japanese literature and film.
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D.
Baga massacre
The Baga massacre was a 2015 attack in northeastern Nigeria in which Boko Haram militants killed hundreds of civilians and destroyed large parts of the town of Baga.
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E.
Shoa Gate
Shoa Gate is one of the historic gateways in the ancient walled city of Harar Jugol in eastern Ethiopia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
finding of superior responsibility
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judicial finding ⓘ legal conclusion ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Théoneste Bagosora ⓘ |
| appliesToContext | non-international armed conflict in Rwanda ⓘ |
| appliesToPosition |
Rwandan military leadership
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de facto authority over Rwandan armed forces ⓘ |
| basedOnRoleOf | Théoneste Bagosora as a superior ⓘ |
| category |
finding on individual criminal responsibility
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finding on omission liability ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | key judicial finding in the Bagosora case ⓘ |
| citedAs | precedent on command responsibility in international criminal law ⓘ |
| concerns |
atrocities during the Rwandan genocide
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crimes committed by subordinates ⓘ failure to prevent crimes ⓘ failure to punish crimes ⓘ |
| establishes |
criminal responsibility of Théoneste Bagosora as a superior
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responsibility for acts of subordinates ⓘ |
| hasElement |
existence of superior–subordinate relationship
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failure to take necessary and reasonable measures ⓘ knowledge or reason to know of crimes by subordinates ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffect | attribution of liability for subordinate crimes ⓘ |
| involves |
Interahamwe militia
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linked to:
Interahamwe militias
Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR) ⓘ
linked to:
Rwandan Armed Forces
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| jurisdiction | International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| legalDoctrine |
command responsibility
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superior responsibility ⓘ |
| location | Rwanda ⓘ |
| partOf |
ICTR case against Théoneste Bagosora
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linked to:
Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora
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| recognizedBy | international criminal law scholarship ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
duty of military commanders to control forces
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duty to investigate and punish subordinate crimes ⓘ |
| relatesToCrime |
crimes against humanity
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genocide ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| relatesToDuty |
duty to maintain discipline among forces
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duty to prevent foreseeable atrocities ⓘ duty to punish perpetrators under one’s command ⓘ |
| relatesToEvent |
Rwandan genocide
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linked to:
1994 Rwandan genocide
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| sourceType | international criminal judgment ⓘ |
| supports | conviction of Théoneste Bagosora ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1994 ⓘ |
| tribunal | ICTR ⓘ |
| usedIn |
reasoning of ICTR Appeals Chamber
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reasoning of ICTR Trial Chamber ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bagosora failed to prevent or punish crimes committed by forces under his authority Description of subject: This entity is a key judicial finding from the ICTR case against Théoneste Bagosora, establishing his criminal responsibility as a superior for atrocities committed by subordinates during the Rwandan genocide.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Prosecutor v. Théoneste Bagosora
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notableFinding
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Bagosora failed to prevent or punish crimes committed by forces under his authority
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