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==Origin==

==Origin==

French désertion (1414), [[Latin]] dēsertiōn-em, n. of [[action]] fromdēserĕre to forsake, abandon, de- prefix + serĕre to join

French désertion (1414), [[Latin]] dēsertiōn-em, n. of [[action]] fromdēserĕre to forsake, abandon, de- prefix + serĕre to join

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1591]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1591]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1. The [[action]] of deserting, forsaking, or abandoning, esp. a [[person]] or [[thing]] that has [[moral]] or legal claims to the deserter's [[support]]; sometimes simply, abandonment of or departure from a place.

*1. The [[action]] of deserting, forsaking, or abandoning, esp. a [[person]] or [[thing]] that has [[moral]] or legal claims to the deserter's [[support]]; sometimes simply, abandonment of or departure from a place.

In [[military]] terminology, '''desertion''' is the abandonment of a "[[duty]]" or post without [[permission]] and is done with the [[intention]] of not returning. "[[Absence]] Without Leave" (AWOL) can refer to either desertion or a temporary [[absence]].

In [[military]] terminology, '''desertion''' is the abandonment of a "[[duty]]" or post without [[permission]] and is done with the [[intention]] of not returning. "[[Absence]] Without Leave" (AWOL) can refer to either desertion or a temporary [[absence]].

==International Law==

==International Law==

Under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_law international law], [[ultimate]] "[[duty]]" or "[[responsibility]]" is not necessarily always to a "[[Government]]" nor to "a superior," as seen in the fourth of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Principles Nuremberg Principles], which states:

Under [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_law international law], [[ultimate]] "[[duty]]" or "[[responsibility]]" is not necessarily always to a "[[Government]]" nor to "a superior," as seen in the fourth of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Principles Nuremberg Principles], which states:

<blockquote>"The [[fact]] that a [[person]] acted pursuant to order of his [[Government]] or of a superior does not relieve him from [[responsibility]] under international law, provided a [[moral]] [[choice]] was in fact possible to him."</blockquote>

<blockquote>"The [[fact]] that a [[person]] acted pursuant to order of his [[Government]] or of a superior does not relieve him from [[responsibility]] under international law, provided a [[moral]] [[choice]] was in fact possible to him."</blockquote>

<blockquote>"Under UN General Assembly Resolution 177 (II), paragraph (a), the International Law Commission was directed to '[[formulate]] the [[principles]] of international law recognized in the Charter of the Nuremberg Tribunal and in the judgment of the Tribunal.'"</blockquote>

<blockquote>"Under UN General Assembly Resolution 177 (II), paragraph (a), the International Law Commission was directed to '[[formulate]] the [[principles]] of international law recognized in the Charter of the Nuremberg Tribunal and in the judgment of the Tribunal.'"</blockquote>

In 1998, the United Nations [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_High_Commissioner_for_Human_Rights Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights] [[document]] called “[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscientious_objection Conscientious objection] to military service, United Nations Commission on Human Rights resolution 1998/77” [[recognized]] that “[[persons]] [already] performing [[military]] service may develop conscientious objections” while performing military service.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertion]

In 1998, the United Nations [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_High_Commissioner_for_Human_Rights Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights] [[document]] called “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscientious_objection Conscientious objection] to military service, United Nations Commission on Human Rights resolution 1998/77” [[recognized]] that “[[persons]] [already] performing [[military]] service may develop conscientious objections” while performing military service.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desertion]

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[[Category: Law]]