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.

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