General Law

Reasons for legalisation

0661-en RE520 Criminal Law As of 11.07.2026


Reasons for justification (negative circumstances) are those circumstances which prevent the regular unlawfulness of a certain conduct.

Deutsch

Rechtfertigungsgründe 0661-de

Rechtfertigungsgründe (negative Tatumstände) sind solche Umstände, die der regelmässig vorhandenen Rechtswidrigkeit eines bestimmten Verhaltens entgegenstehen.

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