Right to Self-Protection
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Category: | Human Rights | Strength: | Mild | Proposed By: | Texan Hotrodders |
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NOTICING that there are persons who, individually or collectively, willingly cause harm to other persons.
RECOGNIZING that such persons engage in acts of violence which are harmful to both sovereign individuals and societies.
URGES member nations to enact the following:
1. All persons have the right to use reasonable force to defend their person or their legally obtained property from imminent or current unlawful assaults.
2. All persons have the right to use reasonable force to defend other persons or the legally obtained property of other persons from imminent or current unlawful assaults.
- Votes For: 12,458
- Votes Against: 4,949
- Implemented: Thu Feb 24 2005
Additional Materials
- Right to Self-Protection UN Floor Debate
- [ Right to Self-Protection] Draft Proposal Discussions
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