FROM AN EXPERT “Proving that a crime took place is typically only 10% of the work in a complex criminal trial. Proving that a commander, who is not present at the scene of the crime, should be held criminally responsible for their role in the commission of the crime is the other 90%. It is critical to capture linkage evidence in addition to crime-based evidence.” - Dr. William Wiley, Director, Commission of International Justice and Accountability GOAL The goal of this section is to provide information to help ensure that you can use a camera to document “Who” committed the crime and “How” they did it, in addition to documenting the crime itself. The long-term goal is to ensure that the video you collect could help investigators more easily link perpetrators — especially those who are not physically present at the scene of the incident — to the crime itself, so they can eventually be brought to trial. We have broken this section down into three parts: PART I The Law – The Different Ways A Person Can Participate In A Crime PART II Command and Superior Responsibility PART III How Can Video Help Prove Responsibility? If you already know about the law or want to jump straight into the video aspect of proving responsibility, skip ahead to Part III for ideas for how to film linkage and notice evidence. KEY POINT This section is not meant to be a definitive guide on law. Instead, it simplifies complex legal principles to help you determine where to point your camera. The goal is not to turn eyewitnesses into human rights investigators or lawyers, but rather to help frontline documenters capture footage that is more useful to professional investigators and lawyers in their quest to prove responsibility for crimes. If you are interested in learning more about the law, see the list of additional resources at the end of this section. 112 VIDEO AS EVIDENCE: PROVING RESPONSIBILITY V 1.0 FILMING