In military terminology, desertion's the abandonment of a "duty" or post without permission from one's Government or superior. The term AWOL's an acronym for "Absent Without Official Leave." Ultimate "duty" or "responsibility," however, under International Law, isn't necessarily always to a "Government" nor to a "superior," as seen in the fourth of the Nuremberg Principles, which states:This Nuremberg Principle of "moral choice," "morality," or "conscience" being the higher authority was subse… (More on Desertion)