Execution of an order as a circumstance precluding criminality of an act

Authors: Panchenko A.N., Sukhno V.A.
Published in issue: #4(69)/2022
DOI: 10.18698/2541-8009-2022-4-782
Category: Jurisprudence | Chapter: Criminal Law and Criminology
Keywords: order, execution of order, criminal code, criminal order, criminal liability, legitimate infliction of harm upon execution of order, circumstances excluding criminality of act, execution of directives
Published: 21.04.2022

The legal analysis of the criminal law norms concerning one of the circumstances which exclude criminality of an act, such as execution of an order, has been carried out. The relevance of the topic in contemporary society is connected, on the one hand, with a high degree of resonance of the officials issuing an order and, on the other hand, with the subordinates who are obliged to obey it but who are naturally concerned about their own safety and anxious to understand the risks of criminal prosecution in case of execution of an order contrary to the law in force. The legal nature of an order, the conditions of its compulsory execution and possible nuances, resulting from the legal norms in the process of its practical realization have been investigated.

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