self-defense
Let an agent explain self-defence in its legal, international and practical senses, relay legal principles with attribution and the need for local legal advice, describe training approaches in general terms, and route people at risk to emergency and support services.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain self-defence in its legal, international and practical senses, relay legal principles with attribution and the need for local legal advice, describe training approaches in general terms, and route people at risk to emergency and support services.
The use of reasonable force or other measures to protect oneself or others from harm, recognised as a legal justification in criminal law when force is necessary and proportionate, as a right of states in international law including collective self-defence under the UN Charter, and as a set of skills taught through martial arts such as German ju-jutsu, reality-based self-defence programmes, evasive techniques such as dodging, and verbal self-defence for de-escalation; the legal limits and the effectiveness of training vary and are debated.
What it is for: Protection from harm.
It can be explain legal principles; relay international law; describe training approaches in general terms; route people at risk.
Distinguishing features
Necessity and proportionality
Legal justification
State and individual levels
Training traditions
What it looks like
Not a visible object; legal doctrine and training practice.
How it is recognised
Justified protective force or measures
Criminal law defence, international self-defence, martial arts and reality-based training, verbal self-defence
Retaliation after the fact is not self-defence; defence of property has separate rules
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is governed by - in domestic systems
is recognised in - Article 51
is taught through - and training programmes
In practice
Families and kinds
self-defence as a criminal law justification
defence of others
self-defence in international law including collective self-defence
martial arts and systems such as German ju-jutsu
reality-based self-defence programmes
verbal self-defence and de-escalation
evasion such as dodging
Standards and regulation
National criminal codes on justification and proportionality
UN Charter Article 51 and customary international law
Weapons laws limiting what may be carried
Training and certification standards for instructors
Failure modes and hazards
Agents providing operational instruction on harming people
Misstating legal limits, which vary by jurisdiction
Overconfidence from training
Presenting contested legal doctrines as settled
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Help Safety first.
Safety.
Danger
Immediate danger.
Danger
Danger.
- What should someone do if they are in immediate danger, per emergency guidance? action
- Is the user in danger or at risk, which needs emergency or support services now? boundary
Support
Support services.
Support
Support.
- What support services exist for people facing violence or threats? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific service? action
Law Legal principles.
Regulation.
Principles
Principles.
Principles
Principles.
- What principles of necessity, proportionality and imminence define lawful self-defence, with variation by jurisdiction attributed? provenance
- Is the user asking about a specific incident, which needs a lawyer? boundary
International
International law.
International
International.
- How does international law treat self-defence and collective self-defence under the UN Charter, with debates attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Train Training.
Practice.
Approaches
Approaches.
Approaches
Approaches.
- What approaches exist, from martial arts such as German ju-jutsu to reality-based programmes and verbal self-defence, in general terms? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific system? action
Evidence
Evidence.
Evidence
Evidence.
- What does research say about the effectiveness of self-defence training, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Context History and debates.
Attribution.
History
History.
History
History.
- How has the doctrine of self-defence developed in legal history? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of criminal law? action
Debates
Debates.
Debates
Debates.
- What debates surround stand-your-ground laws, duty to retreat and weapons for self-defence, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should the legal and training senses be separate entries?
- How should legal sources be linked by jurisdiction?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming systems and techniques; should they be split off?