General Part
Section 2.
Crime.
Chapter 8.
Circumstances excluding the criminality of the act.
Article 47. Execution of an order or instruction.
2. The person who committed a willful crime by obviously illegal order or instruction is liable on common grounds.
1. The fact that a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court has been committed by a person pursuant to an order of a Government or of a superior, whether military or civilian, shall not relieve that person of criminal responsibility unless:
(c) The order was not manifestly unlawful.
2. For the purposes of this article, orders to commit genocide or crimes against humanity are manifestly unlawful.