Private defence and necessity are closely related : Both allow a person to protect interests of value to him, such as life, bodily integrity and property, against threatening danger.
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A person acts in " private defence, " and therefore lawfully, when he uses force to ward off an unlawful attack against his or someone else's property or person.
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In November 2011, a private defence contractor in the United States, Draken International, purchased eight of the stored RNZAF A-4K Skyhawks and nine of the Aermacchi MB-339s.
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One theory suggests that private tower-like structures proliferate in areas where central authority is weak, leading to a need for a status symbol incorporating private defences against small-scale attacks.
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In August 2011, the British government, together with BAE Systems, solicited entering into partnership with the Indian MoD and private defence shipyards in India to jointly design and construct the Global Combat Ship.
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One therefore cannot invoke the justification of self-defence when acting in the interests of another person, but it is possible to invoke the justification of private defence when acting in one's own interests.
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Most often one acts in private defence in protection of life or limb, but there is no reason in principle why one cannot act in private defence in protection of other interests, such as one's property, as well.
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Most often one acts in private defence in protection of life or limb, but there is no reason in principle why one cannot act in private defence in protection of other interests, such as one's property, as well.
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The State had not proved that there was a less dangerous and more effective means or method reasonably available to the accused to defend himself against the act of robbery, so it was decided that Mogohlwane had acted in private defence and therefore lawfully.
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In " Ex parte Die Minister van Justisie : in re S v Van Wyk ", the Appellate Division held that the onus is on the State to rebut private defence of property, just as it carries the onus to rebut private defence of person.
