GENERAL PART
SECTION THREE. EXCULPATORY CIRCUMSTANCES
CHAPTER 9. NOTION AND TYPES OF EXCULPATORY CIRCUMSTANCES
Article 37. Necessary Defense
An act committed in a state of necessary self-defense, that is, when protecting life or rights of a person defending oneself or another person, or interests of the State and society from an illegal attempt by causing harm to an attempter, shall not be a crime, if no excess of self-defense occurred.
Excess of self-defense shall be a clear inadequacy of a defense for a nature and danger of an attempt.
A right to necessary defense shall be enjoyed regardless of existing possibility to call in aid of other persons or authorities, or to prevent an attempt by other way.
Intentional provocation of an attempt with the purpose of causing harm shall not be a necessary defense.
Self-defence - national proceedings
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