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Sumario:Policemen constantly recur to the use of force in order to protect themselves and third parties. However, it is unclear whether policemen can claim to be acting under the requirements of self-defense under criminal law, namely to use a rational means to neutralize an unlawful attack or whether proportionality is required. It is our contention that due to Argentine international human rights commitment and the special role of police officers, they must be constrained by the requirement of proportionality.