Article 11
(1) An act committed in extreme necessity shall not constitute a criminal offence.
(2) Extreme necessity exists where the act was committed by the perpetrator in order to avert a concurrent or imminent danger which he did not cause from himself or another, which could not have been averted in any other manner, provided that the harm caused thereby does not exceed the harm threatened.
(3) Perpetrators who cause danger through negligence or exceed the limits of extreme necessity may receive a lighter punishment, and where the exceedance happens under particularly mitigating circumstances, they may also be released from punishment.
(4) Where a perpetrator was under an obligation to expose himself to the danger threatened, such an act may not constitute extreme necessity.
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;