OIA-119799.pdf [pdf, 4.2 MB]
...be, it is reasonable to use. (2) This section is subject to section 37 of the End of Life Choice Act 2019. 3. However, the law on self-defence is complex and has been described in Adams on Criminal Law in the following terms: Section 48 justifies (ie protects from both criminal and civil liability) the use of defensive force in the service of any person and against almost any form of attack or threat….Its significance as a defence, in both criminal law and in civil proceedings, is accordingl...