Self-defen
Self-defense in international law refers to the inherent right of a State to use of force in response to an armed attack.
Self-defense is one of the exceptions to the prohibition against use of force under article 2(4) of the UN Charter and customary international law..
Can you go to jail for hurting someone in self-defense.
However, many people use the term “self-defense” to justify unwarranted aggression, which can make them subject to criminal punishments.
This means you could end up serving time in jail or prison for harming another person, even if you were merely defending yourself.
The right of self-defense is the right for people to use reasonable or defensive force, for the purpose of defending one's own life or the lives of others, including:
Violence is obviously justified in self defense.
Common law allows us to defend ourselves against assault.
Also possibly as a punishment or deterrent to criminal behaviour, but not as justifiable as a direct use of violence to prevent being murdered or raped for example.
