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SECTION 86 — State of Necessity

In French Etat de nécessité

No criminal responsibility shall arise from an infringement of a right of property, not justified as lawful defence under Section 84, but inflicted in order to protect the person acting or any other person, or his or another's property, from a grave and imminent danger not otherwise avoidable. Provided that the means of protection be proportionate to the harm.
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Irresponsibility and diminished responsibility Criminal responsibility of natural persons and corporate bodies

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ARTICLE 86 — Etat de nécessité

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Section 86 of the Penal Code /akn/cm/act/loi/2016-07-12/2016-007
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