What is Self Defence in Canadian Criminal Law?
Self Defence is a legal defence (known as a justification) to criminal wrongdoing. The law surrounding this defence was amended in 2012, and is now found under section 34 of the Criminal Code of Canada. The current law simplied the old regime, which contained 4 separate sections of the Criminal Code dedicated to the defence (and now it is one). Under new section 34, persons will not be guilty of an offence if:they believe on reasonable grounds that force, [...]