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See also: List of killings by law enforcement officers in Germany [68] Hong Kong: Asia 1 1 0 0 0 7,392,000 1.3 2019 See also: List of killings by law enforcement officers in China [69] Portugal: Europe 1 1 0 0 0 10,290,000 1.0 2018 [70] Sweden: Europe 1 1 0 0 0 10,327,589 1.0 2019 [71] Taiwan: Asia 2 2 0 0 0 23,580,000 0.8 2018 [72] United Kingdom
Deadly force, also known as lethal force, is the use of force that is likely to cause serious bodily injury or death to another person. In most jurisdictions, the use of deadly force is justified only under conditions of extreme necessity as a last resort , when all lesser means have failed or cannot reasonably be employed.
Armed conflicts consist in the use of armed force between two or more organized armed groups, governmental or non-governmental. [1] Interstate, intrastate and non-state armed conflicts are listed. This is not a list of countries by intentional homicide rate , and criminal gang violence is generally not included unless there is also significant ...
Whether a jurisdiction follows stand-your-ground or duty-to-retreat is just one element of its self-defense laws. Different jurisdictions allow deadly force against different crimes. All American states allow it against prior deadly force, great bodily injury, and likely kidnapping or rape; some also allow it against threat of robbery and burglary.
Capital punishment is retained in law by 55 UN member states or observer states, with 140 having abolished it in law or in practice. The most recent legal executions performed by nations and other entities with criminal law jurisdiction over the people present within its boundaries are listed below.
Experts say the police shootings, two of hundreds across the U.S. each year, underscore the prevalent use of deadly force by law enforcement despite widespread de-escalation standards.
Generally, self-defense laws allow people to use deadly force when they “reasonably believe” doing so is necessary to protect themselves or others from being hurt or killed.
For the English law on the use of force in crime prevention, see Self-defence in English law.The Australian position on the use of troops for civil policing is set out by Michael Head in Calling Out the Troops: Disturbing Trends and Unanswered Questions; [4] compare "Use of Deadly Force by the South African Police Services Re-visited" [5] by Malebo Keebine-Sibanda and Omphemetse Sibanda.