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I did find an example from Vietnam where an officer ordered his subordinates to massacre a village. The ones who obeyed were court martialed, the ones who refused weren't. Doesn't seem to have a limit where it comes from, as generals planned to disobey unlawful orders from Trump when he was in.

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the problem here: "is the order unlawful if giving the order does not violate the law?" Can one lawfully order someone to commit an unlawful act? If they can, does refusal to commit that act constitute disobeying a lawful order, or disrespect, or conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline?

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