Improper superior orders
Standard 2 : The set of obligations to be taken by a civil servant when he/she believes that an order received from a superior is illegal or unethical is clearly set out in the statute
Indicator 3. A civil servant who believes that an order received from a direct superior is unlawful or unethical is required by a statute to directly report in writing all details of the case to designated persons within the institution regardless of the fact whether the respective unlawful or unethical order was received in a written or unwritten form

Indicator 3. A civil servant who believes that an order received from a direct superior is unlawful or unethical is required by a statute to directly report in writing all details of the case to designated persons within the institution regardless of the fact whether the respective unlawful or unethical order was received in a written or unwritten form

The national statute should clearly set out the obligation that a civil servant who believes that an order received from a direct superior is improper is required to directly report in writing all details of the case to designated persons within the institution. That obligation shall exist regardless of the fact whether the respective improper order was received in a written or unwritten form.

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