1. What does the legal concept of legitimate defense primarily refer to?
2. According to the French Penal Code, what are the conditions under which legitimate defense is justified?
3. What is the primary role of attack and injustice in the context of legitimate defense?
Legitimate Defense — conditions?
Unjustified, current, real, proportionate, immediate attack or threat.
Légitimate Defense — definition?
Legal exemption when attack is current, unjustified, proportionate.
Attack & Injustice — key?
Violence or threat lacking lawful justification.
Attack — characteristics?
Unjustified, current, and real threat or violence.
Defense Act & Simultaneity — requirement?
Reaction must occur at the same time as attack.
Act of Defense — role?
Immediate, proportionate response to an attack.
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