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Self-defence has become necessary for people when defending oneself during an attack. ... What most of society today is not informed of, is knowing the legal side of self defence and what can and cannot be done within the law, if death or bodily harm to an attacker occurs and at greater force than necessary persons claiming self-defence can be charged with an offense. In order for one to successfully claim self defence after bodily harm or death has occurred upon an attacker, one must prove that bodily harm or death was to be brought against them by an attacker and one must also prove that they did not intend to cause bodily harm or death to an attacker. ... Many self-defence cases are used to defend one during rape attacks, and as the years begin to pass by more and more women are beginning to defend themselves when someone is trying to attack them (1996, p. ... There is a provision in the Criminal Code that deals with self-defence (ss 13); it states “every citizen has the right to defend him or herself against an unlawful attack using means, which under normal circumstances would be illegal to use” (p. ... A great example of a case of self-defence is the case on R. ... 114,) if one provokes an attack and bodily harm or death occurs upon the attacker, one cannot claim self-defence because the attack could have been avoided.
Approximate Word count = 1130
Approximate Pages = 4.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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