Related Rule
Somalia
Practice Relating to Rule 154. Obedience to Superior Orders
Somalia’s Act of Military Discipline (1975) states:
Oat[h] of the army
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I swear by the name of Allah:
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- To comply and obey my superiors without wavering
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2. From that day onwards, the person is bound to effectively fulfil this pledge. Any instances of failing to keep this pledge are considered as dishonest … and the person shall be liable for punishment.
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12. Obedience shall be based on swiftness, respect and must not be half-hearted. [A] [s]oldier shall not hesitate or show half-heartedness or [make] comments, even if he feels that he is right, [that the] given order is wrong or that he has been punished unjustly. However, the soldier is allowed to submit a complaint in accordance [with] the complaint procedures. But the complaint shall be made only after the soldier [carries out] completely the given order.
Somalia, Act of Military Discipline, 1975, Articles 1–2 and 12; see also Articles 4, 7, 11, 17 and 72.
