KEY POINTS FOCUS ON COMMAND AND SUPERIOR RESPONSIBILITY Value Human rights investigators have stated that almost anything a commander says during a conflict can be useful in later investigations and prosecution. So, while the recording and/ futile undertaking, it is most certainly worthwhile, even if it is not immediately clear how the footage will be helpful. Source It is also important to recognize that as an activist you will not likely have access to film commanders. However, you could have access to footage found on: • the phones of defectors or prisoners • computers or hard drives confiscated from the battle field • television broadcasts • Internet platforms such as YouTube In turn, knowing how to identify and preserve linkage and notice evidence is as important as knowing how to capture it when you are holding a camera in the field. Playing By The Rules Counts There are many military and civilian commanders that believe in playing by the rulebook when it comes to war. There are certainly commanders that do not support killing civilians. They do not believe in torture. They do not believe in pillaging civilian homes. However, even if they strive to play by the rules, sometimes they may have rogue troops in their ranks. Commanders and leaders who play by the rules and properly train, supervise and discipline the people they have authority over aren’t the ones the international criminal justice system seeks to prosecute. Crimes may have happened on their watch, but if they did everything in their power to try and stop it, the commander should not be charged for crimes. Time is better spent prosecuting commanders and leaders who either supported people as they committed crimes, or turned a blind eye and did nothing to stop the crimes from happening in the first place. 130 VIDEO AS EVIDENCE:PROVING RESPONSIBILITY V 1.0 FILMING or collection of speeches, interviews, statements and public declarations may seem like a