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We have collected national legislation containing provisions concerning the use of lethal force by law enforcement officers in the context of arrest and demonstrations. Should anyone have access to relevant national legislation or updated legislation, we would be grateful if you could forward it to romi.brammer@up.ac.za.


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• Afghanistan  (2) (3)
• Albania (1) (2)
• Algeria
• Andorra
• Angola
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina
• Armenia (1) (2)
• Australia (1) (2) (3)
• Austria
• Azerbaijan (1) (2)
• Bahamas
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh (1) (2) (3)
• Barbados
• Belgium
• Belize (1) (2)
• Benin
• Bermuda (1) (2) (3)
• Bhutan
• Bolivia
• Bosnia & Herzegovina (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
• Botswana (1) (2)
• Brazil
• Brunei (1) (2)
• Bulgaria (1)
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cameroon
• Canada  (1) (2)
• Cape Verde
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Chile
• China (People's Republic) (1) (2)
• Colombia
• Comoros
• Congo (Republic of)
• Costa Rica
• Croatia (1) (2)
• Cuba
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic  (1)
• Denmark
• Djibouti
• Dominica (1) (2)
• Dominican Republic
• East Timor
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• El Salvador
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Estonia
• Ethiopia
• Fiji  (1)
• Finland  (1) (2)
• France
• Gambia 
• Germany
• Ghana (1) (2) (3)
• Greece
• Grenada 
• Guinea, Republic of
• Guinea-Bissau, Republic of
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Hungary
• Iceland (1) 
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Ireland
• Italy
• Jamaica (1) (2) 
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya (1) (2)
• Kiribati (1) (2)
• Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
• Korea, Republic of 
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyz Republic (1) (2)
• Laos (1) (2) 
• Latvia (1) (2)
• Lebanon
• Lesotho  (1) 
• Liberia
• Libya
• Liechtenstein
• Lituania (1) (2)
• Luxembourg
• Macedonia
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Malaysia (1) (2)  
• Maldives
• Malta (1) (2) (3) (4) 
• Marshall Islands (1) 
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Micronesia
• Moldova (1)
• Mongolia
• Montenegro (1) 
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Myanmar (1)
• Namibia
• Nauru (1) (2) (3) 
• Nepal
• Netherlands (1) 
• New Zealand (1) (2)
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria (1) (2)
• Northern Ireland (1) (2)
• Norway (1)
• Oman
• Pakistan (1) (2)
• Palau
• Panama
• Papua New Guinea (1) (2)
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippines
• Poland (1) (2)
• Portugal
• Romania (1)
• Rwanda (1)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis (1) 
• Saint Lucia (1) (2)
• Saint Vincent and Grenadines
• Samoa 
• Sao Tome
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Serbia (1) (2)
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone (1) (2)
• Singapore (1) (2)
• Slovakia
• Slovenia (1) 
• Soloman Islands
• Somalia
• Somaliland (1) (2)
• South Africa (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
• Southern Sudan
• Spain
• Sri Lanka
• Sudan, Republic of (1)
• Saudi Arabia (2)
• Suriname
• Swaziland
• Switzerland
• Syria
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan (1) 
• Tanzania (1) (2)
• Thailand
• Tibet
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tunisia
• Turkey (1) (2) 
• Turkmenistan
• Tuvalu (1) (2)
• Uganda (1) (2)
• Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• Unites States of America
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu (1) (2) 
• Vatican City
• Venezuela 
• Vietnam
• Wales
• Yemen
• Zambia (1) (2) (3) (4)
• Zanzibar
• Zimbabwe (1) (2) (3)