Greece

Law No. 3948/2011 on the adaptation of internal law to the provisions of the ICC Statute, adopted by Law 3003/2002 (A '75)

PART A
PROVISIONS OF SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW

1. GENERAL PART

Article 5:
Superior orders and proscription of law

1. The fact that a crime included in art. 7 and 8 of the present Law has been committed by a person pursuant to an order of a superior, whether military or civilian, shall not relieve that person of criminal responsibility.

2. Crimes included in art. 9-15 of the present Law, following the execution of an order issued according to the lawful procedure by the competent authority, shall be exempt from criminal punishment, provided that the person did not know that the order was unlawful and the order was not manifestly unlawful. In this case, the person who issued the order shall be punished as the perpetrator of the crime.

Keywords

Superior orders - national proceedings



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