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'Superior orders - national proceedings' in document 'Lithuania - Criminal Code'

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The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER V
CIRCUMSTANCES ELIMINATING CRIMINAL LIABILITY

Article 33. Execution of an Order

1. A person shall not be held criminally liable for an act which he committed while executing a lawful order, ordinance or instruction.

2. A person shall be held criminally liable where he executed an order, ordinance or instruction known to be unlawful.

3. A person who refuses to execute an order, ordinance or instruction which is unlawful shall not be held criminally liable. Such a person may be held liable under this Code only if the act committed by him constitutes the body of another criminal act.