REGULATION OF SELF-DEFENCE IN SLOVENIAN AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW

Authors

  • Sabina Zgaga Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18372/2307-9061.43.11811

Keywords:

self-defence, legal value, proportionality, Slovenian Criminal Code, Rome Statute, international criminal law

Abstract

This paper discusses the regulation of self-defence in Slovenian and international criminal law. Firstly the elements of self-defence in international criminal law are discussed. The paper also analyses the influence of self-defence on the general definition of a criminal act. This is followed by drawing the distinction between similar defences; self-defence and putative self-defence on one hand and self-defence and necessity on the other. Paper is concluded by presentation of Slovenian regulation of self-defence from the viewpoint of international criminal law.

Author Biography

Sabina Zgaga, Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia

Advisor, Assistant Professor for Criminal Law

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Published

2017-06-30

How to Cite

Zgaga, S. (2017). REGULATION OF SELF-DEFENCE IN SLOVENIAN AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW. Scientific Works of National Aviation University. Series: Law Journal "Air and Space Law", 2(43), 170–176. https://doi.org/10.18372/2307-9061.43.11811

Issue

Section

Criminal Law and Criminology