Crimes and Penalties Law — Article 59 — Article (59)
Book One: General Provisions · Part Two: Moral Element: Article (39) · Chapter Four: Causes of Justification and Exceeding its Limits / Part One: Causes of Justification: 1. Use of Right: Article (54) · 4. Right of Legitimate Defence: Article (58)
The right of legitimate defence does not justify premeditated murder, unless it is committed for the purpose of repelling one of the following cases:
1. An act which is feared to cause death or serious injuries, provided that such fear is based on reasonable grounds.
2. Forced sexual intercourse with a female or disgracing any other person.
3. Kidnapping a human being.
4. Felonies of arson, destruction or theft.
5. Entering at night an inhabited house or any of its annexes.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.
