'Unique provision - defences' in document 'Georgia - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

SECTION TWO. CRIME

CHAPTER VIII. NON-INCRIMINATING CIRCUMSTANCES

Article 31. Justifiable Risk
1. The person shall not act against the law if he/she prejudices legal concerns within the bounds of justifiable risk in order to accomplish a socially useful objective.
2. The risk shall be justified if this objective could not have been accomplished by any other risk-free action and if the person resorted to any and all legal remedies to avoid the prejudice of the legal concern.