self-defense law

A stand-your-ground law, sometimes called a "line in the sand" or "no duty to retreat" law, provides that people may use deadly force when they reasonably ...

The right of self-defense is the right for civilians acting on their own behalf to defend themselves when a violent criminal attack occurs.

23 sep. 2025 — The common law principle of “castle doctrine” says individuals have the right to use reasonable force, including deadly, to protect against ...

Self-defense is the use of force to protect oneself from an attempted injury by another. If justified, self-defense is a defense in criminal and tort law.

It is lawful to use reasonable force in the defence of oneself, or another, or of property, or in the prevention of crime, or in making a lawful arrest.

In Sweden, the law of self-defence (Swedish: nödvärn) allows a person attacked to excuse or justify a proportionate use of violence in defence of the person ...

15 okt. 2025 — Self-defense and defense of others are two criminal defenses that can be used when a criminal defendant commits a criminal act but believes that he or she was ...

Conduct which would otherwise amount to an offence is not criminal if it is done in self defence.

Self-defense is one of the exceptions to the prohibition against use of force under article 2(4) of the UN Charter and customary international law. However, ...

General Principles, Requirements, First Element: Belief that Force or Threats, Second Element: Purpose of Force, Third Element: Reasonableness of Circumstances.