Criminal Code of Kosovo - Legislationline

Article 8
Manner of commission of criminal offenses
1. A criminal offense may be committed by an act or omission.
2. A criminal offense is committed by omission only when the perpetrator was obliged to
undertake an act but fails to do so.
Article 9
Time of commission of criminal offenses
A criminal offense is committed at the time the perpetrator acted or ought to have acted,
irrespective of when the consequence occurred.
Article 10
Location of commission of criminal offenses
1. A criminal offense is committed at the location where the perpetrator acted or ought to
have acted, as well as at the location where the consequence occurred.
2. A criminal offense is attempted at the location where the perpetrator acted, as well as
at the location where the perpetrator intended the consequence to occur.
Article 11
Act of minor significance
An act shall not constitute a criminal offense even though it has the characteristics of a
criminal offense as defined by law if it is an act of minor significance. The act shall be
deemed to be of minor significance when the danger involved is insignificant due to the
nature or gravity of the act; the absence or insignificance of intended consequences; the
circumstances in which the act was committed; the low degree of criminal liability of the
perpetrator; or, the personal circumstances of the perpetrator.
Article 12
Necessary defense
1. An act committed in necessary defense is not a criminal offense.
2. An act is committed in necessary defense when a person commits the act to avert an
unlawful, real and imminent attack against himself, herself or another person and the
nature of the act is proportionate to the degree of danger posed by the attack.
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