Section 90: Penalty not applicable for acting under order of superior
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90. Penalty not applicable for acting under order of superior
Les peines énoncées aux secThe punishments specified in sections 88 et 89 ne cesseront d’être
tions 88 and 89 shall not cease to
applicables aux fonctionnaires ou
be applicable to such functionaries
préposés qui auraient agi par ordre
or persons employed who shall have
de leurs supérieurs, qu’autant
acted by order of their superior,
que cet ordre aura été donné par
unless the order is given by such
ceux-ci pour des objects de leur
superior for matters within his comressort, et sur lesquels il leur
petence, and in relation to which
était dû obéissance hiérarchique,
obedience was due to such superior,
dans ce cas, les peines portées ciin which cases the punishments
dessus ne seront appliquées qu’aux
above mentioned shall only be applisupérieurs qui auront donné cet orcable to the superior who gave the
dre, à moins qu’ils ne justifient euxorder, unless he can prove that he
mêmes d’un ordre de l’autorité
likewise has acted under an order
supérieure.
from superior authority.
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Questions this section answers
- Can a public officer avoid punishment by saying they were only obeying a superior's order?