U teoriji i praksi, to je pogrešno, jer jedan od glavnih autoriteta po pitanju međunarodnog prava Hugo Grotius -- u svojoj knjizi o ratnom i mirnodopskom pravu -- kaže da su odgovorni ne samo oni koji su radili, nego i oni koji su planirali, pomagali, podržavali zločine, skrivali zločine ili nisu pokušali da ih spriječe.
In theory and in practice this is wrong, because one of the main authorities of international law, Hugo Grotius -- in his book about war and peace law -- says not only those who did, but also those who planned, helped, supported crimes, have hidden crimes or didn't try to prevent crimes, are responsible.