أسباب الإباحة وموانع العقاب — Egypt law | Esheria

أسباب الإباحة وموانع العقاب

The text says self-defense can prevent punishment, and if its limits are exceeded in good faith it may reduce the penalty.

Jurisdiction
Egypt
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
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Language
ar
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The text says self-defense can prevent punishment, and if its limits are exceeded in good faith it may reduce the penalty. The text says self-defense is for stopping an attack, not punishing an attacker, and it may fail if the attack has already ended or if the accused was the one who started the aggression. The text explains when self-defense may be accepted or rejected in criminal cases, including that it must rest on reasonable grounds and not on revenge or retaliation. This text says self-defense can exist even without an actual completed attack if the circumstances reasonably suggest danger, and the court must address the defense when it is raised or clearly appears from the facts. المحكمة تقدر قيام الدفاع الشرعي أو انتفاؤه من وقائع الدعوى، كما يترك لقاضي الموضوع استخلاص قصد القتل وسبق الإصرار والترصد من ظروف القضية.

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