Assumption of Poistioning and Classifications By Superior Units

Any superior Unit should have every area of operations (Positioning with positioning:types:assertion of aoo) and classification (unit:classifications:assertion) of any subordinate Unit. Otherwise subordinates could be operating in locations that their superiors have no link to, effectively breaking the chain of command. The challenge is that the information on these positionings, classifications, and relations are rarely all contained in the same citations, but rather scattered across numerous citations. As a result, any researcher working to bring this scattered information together must engage in complex cross-refencing of claims in order to build multiple citation claims (see the sections Cross-Referencing Claims and Claims With Multiple Citations for more background).

This work is important as any analysis of potential linkages between a Unit (and any Person with a Posting to that Unit) and any alleged violations (a incident) should take into account: time, location (the locaiton of the incident and any overlapping :ref:`positioning ),

Unit Classifications

Classifications are “pushed up” to parent units or the relation:related_unit:refs:assertion units, meaning that a Unit should have all of the unit:classifications:assertion of any subordinate Unit. For example, the Unit representing the head of state or head of government which acts as commander-in-chief of the armed forces would have a unit:classifications:assertion of Military, among others.

Positionings

Every Positioning should be “pushed up” to parent units or the relation:related_unit:refs:assertion units, which have a Relation that overlaps any Positioning claim for any subordinate Unit.

Example

The Myanmar Army contains ten light infantry divisions which control battalions. A citation references the 79 Infantry Battalion operating in Lashio Township on 2020-04-24, giving that battalion a Positioning for Lashio Township on 2020-04-24. Other citations establish a Relation between the 79 Infantry Battalion and the 99 Light Infantry Division before and after the Positioning of the battalion to Lashio Township. In this case, a Positioning claim for 99 Light Infantry Division operating in Lashio Township on 2020-04-24 should be created. The claim would be evidenced by the original citation for the 79 Infantry Battalion Positioning in Lashio Township, along with all of the citations evidencing the Relation between the 79 Infantry Battalion and the 99 Light Infantry Division. Best practice is to add a public_notes:meta to this claim as well to explain the connection for a general audience.