GENERAL PART
2. A CRIME AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
2.1. General provisions on crime and criminal responsibility
Self-defense
Article 9
(1) An act is not a crime if it was committed in self-defense.
(2) Self-defense is that defense, which is necessary for the offender to avert a simultaneous unlawful attack upon himself or upon another.
(3) The offender who has exceeded the limits of self-defense may be punished more leniently, and if the exceeding was done because of a strong irritation or fear caused by the attack, he may be acquitted from punishment.
''GENERAL PART, 2. CRIME AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY, Self-defense, Article 9''
(1) An act is not a crime if it was committed in self-defense.
(2) Self-defense is that defense, which is necessary for the perpetrator to avert a
simultaneous unlawful attack upon himself or upon another.
(3) The perpetrator who has exceeded the limits of self-defense may be
punished more leniently, and if the exceeding was done because of a strong
irritation or fear caused by the
ARTICLE 28: Il n'y a ni crime ni délit:
1° Lorsque le prévenu était en état de démence au temps de l'action ou de légitime défense de soi-même ou d'autrui ;
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;