General provision
SECTION II
CRIME
CHAPTER 8
CIRCUMSTANCES EXCLUDING CRIMINALITY OF ACT
Article 36. Necessary defense
36.1. Causing of harm to encroaching person in condition of necessary defense, that is at protection of life, health and rights of defending or other persons, interests of the state or a society from publicly dangerous encroachment, if the of necessary defense was not out of allowed limits, shall not be admitted as a crime.
36.2. All persons irrespective of their professional or other special preparation and service position shall have right on necessary defense in an equal measure. This right shall be distributed on persons irrespective to an opportunity to address for the help to the state bodies or other persons, and also an opportunity to avoid publicly dangerous encroachment.
36.3. The deliberate actions, which are obviously not appropriate to nature and a degree of public danger of an encroachment, shall be admitted as excess of limits on necessary defense.
''Section II. Crime Chapter 8. Circumstances excluding criminality of act Article 36. Necessary defence''
36.1. Causing of harm to encroaching person in condition of necessary self-defense, that is at protection of life, health and rights of defending or other persons, interests of the state or a society from publicly dangerous encroachment, if the of necessary defense was not out of allowed limits, shall not be admitted as a crime.
36.2. All persons irrespective of their professional or other special preparation and service position shall have right on necessary defence in an equal measure. This right shall be distributed on persons irrespective to an opportunity to address for the help to the state bodies or other persons, and also an opportunity to avoid publicly dangerous encroachment.
36.3. The deliberate actions, which are obviously not appropriate to nature and a degree of public danger of an encroachment, shall be admitted as excess of limits on necessary defense.
1. In addition to other grounds for excluding criminal responsibility provided for in this Statute, a person shall not be criminally responsible if, at the time of that person's conduct:
(c) The person acts reasonably to defend himself or herself or another person or, in the case of war crimes, property which is essential for the survival of the person or another person or property which is essential for accomplishing a military mission, against an imminent and unlawful use of force in a manner proportionate to the degree of danger to the person or the other person or property protected. The fact that the person was involved in a defensive operation conducted by forces shall not in itself constitute a ground for excluding criminal responsibility under this subparagraph;