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RA 11188 Section 15

RA 11188 Section 15

Orders from a Superior.

Section 15

SEC. 15. Orders from a Superior. - The fact that a crime defined and penalized under this Act has been committed by a person pursuant to an order of a superior shall not relieve that person of criminal responsibility unless aH of the following elements occur: (a) The person was under a legal obligation to obey orders of the superior in question; (b) The person did not know that the order was unlawful; and (c) The person acted under duress or coercion. For purposes of this section, orders to commit grave child rights violations enumerated in Section 9 hereof are manifestly unlawful and shall be punished under this Act and other applicable existing laws.

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CitationRA 11188 Section 15 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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