High court rejects challenge to ‘householder defence’,saying law is compatible with European human rights legislation Householders can spend a disproportionate level of force against an intruder in their homes if they reasonably believe it is essential, the high court has ruled.
Judges ruled that the “householder defence”, and which relieves people of the responsibility of making fine judgments approximately proportionality in the heat of the moment,so long as it is essential, was compatible with European human rights laws.
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Source: theguardian.com