Self-defense

Article 122-5 of the Penal Code indicates that a person is not criminally responsible who, faced with an unjustified attack against themselves or others, performs, at the same time, an act ordered by the necessity of self-defense. itself or others, unless there is disproportion between the means of defense used and the seriousness of the attack. Likewise, a person is not criminally liable who, to interrupt the execution of a crime or an offense against property, performs an act of defense, other than intentional homicide, when this act is strictly necessary. the aim pursued as long as the means employed are proportionate to the seriousness of the offense.

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