Swiss Criminal Code

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Art. 15

Le­git­im­ate self-de­fence

 

If any per­son is un­law­fully at­tacked or threatened with im­min­ent at­tack, the per­son at­tacked and any oth­er per­son are en­titled to ward off the at­tack by means that are reas­on­able in the cir­cum­stances.

 
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