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If a soldier is ordered to do something that they believe is illegal, what should they do?
Is it obvious that the order is illegal? Does the person issuing the order understand that the order is illegal?

• If an order is clearly illegal, military personnel MUST refuse to follow it.

• A member of the military should challenge the person who issues the order to make them aware that it is illegal.

• Doing something illegal because you are following an order is not an excuse or legal defence for the individual.

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Nikki Coleman, ‘The Unlimited Liability Contract and its Effects on Serving Military Personnel’, in George Lucas (ed.), Routledge Handbook of Military Ethics, (Routledge, Abingdon, 2015), p280.

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