Philippines

Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes Against Humanity

Chapter V Some Principles of Criminal Liability

Section 12. Orders from a Superior. - The fact that a crime defined and penalized under this Act has been committed by a person pursuant to an order of a government or a superior, whether military or civilian, shall not relieve that person of criminal responsibility unless all of the following elements occur:

(c) The order was not manifestly unlawful.

For the purposes of this section, orders to commit genocide or other crimes against humanity are manifestly unlawful.

Keywords

Manifestly unlawful order



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