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ยง 4. General provisions of criminal law and criminal procedure
Section 11
2. A subordinate who commits a crime referred to in this Act in pursuance of an order by a superior shall not be criminally responsible if the order was believed by the subordinate in good faith to have been given lawfully and the execution of the order came within the scope of his competence as a subordinate.
3. For the purposes of subsection 2, an order to commit genocide or a crime against humanity is deemed to be manifestly unlawful.
Article 33
Superior orders and prescription of law
1. The fact that a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court has been committed by a person pursuant to an order of a Government or of a superior, whether military or civilian, shall not relieve that person of criminal responsibility unless:
(c) The order was not manifestly unlawful.
This provision follows the ICC Statute.