The constitution and laws of Barbados
Protection of right to life
12. 1. No person shall be deprived of his life intentionally save in
execution of the sentence of a court in respect of a criminal offense under the
law of Barbados of which he has been convicted.
2. A person shall not be regarded as having been deprived of his life in
contravention of this section if he dies as the result of the use, to such
extent and in such circumstances as re permitted by law, of such force as is
reasonably justifiable -
a. for the defence of any person from violence or for the defence of
property;
b. in order to effect a lawful arrest or to prevent the escape of a person
lawfully detained;
c. in order lawfully to prevent the commission by that person of a criminal
offense,
or if he dies as the result of a lawful act of war.
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