Name of the Law/Policy: Use of force in self-defence
Law/Policy Category: Justice
Options:1. One may use force in self-defence only if it is reasonable and proportionate to the attack.
2. One may use force in self-defence only if it is reasonable and proportionate to the attack, but the use of "excessive" force is permitted in exceptional cases.
3. One may use force in self-defence only if it is reasonable.
4. There are no limits on how much force one may use against an aggressor.
5. Local governments decide on how much force one may use against an aggressor.
Effects:1. Civil Rights: strong increase in restrictive.
2. Civil Rights: increase in restrictive.
3. Civil Rights: increase in permissive.
4. Civil Rights: strong increase in permissive.
5. Devolution: strong increase in devolution.
Comments:
1. UK style self-defence laws.
2. Swedish style self-defence laws.
3. Czech style self-defence laws.
4. Complete absence of restrictions, codified or uncodified.
5. US style self-defence laws.
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Name of the Law/Policy: Use of force in defence of property
Law/Policy Category: Justice
Options:1. One may not use force to defend one's property.
2. One may only use non-lethal force to defend one's property.
3. One may only use non-lethal force to defend one's property, but the use lethal-force is permitted in exceptional cases.
4. There are no limits on how much force one may use to defend one's property.
5. Local governments decide on how one may defend one's property.
Effects:1. Civil Rights: strong increase in restrictive.
2. Civil Rights: increase in restrictive.
3. Civil Rights: increase in permissive.
4. Civil Rights: strong increase in permissive.
5. Devolution: strong increase in devolution.
Comments:
1. UK style property-defence laws.
2. Swedish style property-defence laws.
3. Turkish style property-defence laws.
4. Complete absence of restrictions, codified or uncodified.
5. US style property-defence laws.
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