Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials¶
United Nations. (1990). Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials. United Nations.
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- It operationalizes the proportionality principle — that the force of a response should be commensurate with the severity of what provokes it — which is exactly the constraint a blanket permission lacks.
This sourceStates the proportionality principle for force: when force is unavoidable, it must be proportionate to the seriousness of the offense and the legitimate objective.
- It operationalizes the proportionality principle — that the force of a response should be commensurate with the severity of what provokes it — which is exactly the constraint a blanket permission lacks.
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