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'Self-defence - national proceedings' in document 'Montenegro - Criminal Code'

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The relevant provisions of implementing legislation: [1]
The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

TITLE TWO
CRIMINAL OFFENCE

1. General provisions on criminal Offences

Legitimate Self-defense

Article 10
(1) An act committed in legitimate self-defense shall not constitute a criminal offence.

(2) Legitimate Self-defense is such defense which is absolutely necessary for one to defend his good and good of another person from a concurrent or imminent unlawful attack.

(3) Where a perpetrator exceeded the limits of legitimate self-defense, he may receive a lighter punishment, and where the use of excessive power was caused by strong excitement or fear due to an assault, punishment may be remitted.