Editing Right of self-defense (section)

==Model Penal Code==
In the [[Model Penal Code]] applicable to [[states of the USA]], (MPC) §3.04 contains an elaborate formulation for use of force, including when it is justified, and limitations on the justification.<ref name=CL/> The MPC is neither static nor legally binding in any jurisdiction, however more than half of all U.S. states have enacted criminal codes that borrow heavily from the MPC.{{sfnp|Kadish|Schulhofer|Barkow|2017|p=157}} In general the MPC hold great sway in criminal courts even in states that have not directly drawn from it, as judges often use the MPC as a source of the [[Legal doctrine|doctrines]] and principles underlying criminal liability.{{sfnp|Kadish|Schulhofer|Barkow|2017|p=157}} However this is not the case with regards to the law on self-defense; the MPC's definition has been resoundingly rejected by both courts and legislatures, with only a handful of jurisdictions applying the MPC's definition of self defense. In the U.S., most states apply instead the [[Stand-your-ground law|''stand your ground'']] doctrine of self-defense; whereby an otherwise law abiding individual, while in any location they have a legal right to be, enjoys an extremely broad right to self-defense, being under no legal obligation to retreat from an aggressor regardless of ease or ability to do so.