Indicator 2. Clear prohibition for a civil servant not to follow an order whose execution would constitute a breach of international criminal law

It is important to set out a clear statutory prohibition for a civil servant not to follow an superior order whose execution would constitute a breach international criminal law.

Summary

None of the analysed countries provide the clear prohibition to follow an order whose execution would constitute a breach of international criminal law. While the laws of the BiH, Kosovo and Albania contain a narrow prohibition to follow orders whose execution constitutes a criminal offence, the North Macedonia has inconsistencies between statutes governing how civil servants react to ISO

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