Legitimate Defense

Legitimate defense is a right granted by law to an individual, allowing him to use the necessary appropriate force to ward off an illegal situation that threatens him, his honor, his money, or the honor or money of a third party, in a way that makes it impossible to resort to the competent authorities to avoid this danger in a timely manner.

The right of legitimate defense is considered an exception to the legal rule that forbids an individual to administer justice himself without resorting to the law; Where the law prioritizes the protection of the interests of the victim, over the interests of the aggressor; thus, the defendant's crime becomes permissible behavior.

Moreover, reciprocity in the attack is not a condition for the legal defense to be permitted. Rather, the defendant has the right, to respond to danger as necessary using the means he deems appropriate according to the context.