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It is given as the _leading_ example of the rare act that is so clearly illegal that anybody along the chain of command should refuse to go along with it. …
Text from the War Manual (pdf linked above) including the below, and some footnotes: 18.3.2.1 Clearly Illegal Orders to Commit Law of War Violations. The requirement to refuse to comply with orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows, in fact, are illegal. For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal. 27 Similarly, orders to <end of page text>
December 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM