EXECUTION OF AN ORDER OR COMMAND FROM A SUPERIOR - CIRCUMSTANCE THAT ELIMINATES THE CRIMINAL NATURE OF AN ACT

Stela BOTNARU, Cezara-Elena POLISCA Universitatea de Stat din Moldova

Abstract

Execution of an order or command from a superior is one of the circumstances that eliminate the criminal nature of an act. The importance of this circumstance is incontestable, because it sets up a waranty of legitimate character of superior’s order, giving also security for those who are responsible for their execution. Keywords: circumstance that eliminates the criminal nature of an act, execution, order, command, superior, subaltern, responsibility, legality, public functionary, criminal law.