Indicator 1. Clear prohibition for a civil servant not to follow an improper order is provided for in the statute

It is important to set out a clear statutory prohibition for a civil servant not to follow an improper superior order.

Summary

None of the analysed countries provide for the clear prohibition to execute improper superior orders. While some legal frameworks contain only a narrow prohibition not to follow orders whose execution constitutes a criminal offence, the case of North Macedonia is peculiar because there are inconsistencies between different pieces of legislation governing how civil servants shall react to ISO.

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