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The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter VII. Unpunishable Acts and Reduction or Remission of Punishment

Article 36. (Self-Defense)

(1) An act unavoidably performed to protect the rights of oneself or any other person against imminent and unlawful infringement is not punishable.
(2) An act exceeding the limits of self-defense may lead to the punishment being reduced or may exculpate the offender in light of the circumstances.