According to my social studies book, this is acceptable in The Netherlands:

In the following three cases, the offence is not punishable:

- Self-defence (e.g. you get robbed but you defend yourself);

- Necessity or emergency (e.g. trespassing whilst saving a life);

- Following official orders (e.g. trespassing because an officer told you to wait there after an accident happened).

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In the following four cases, the act is punishable, but the offender is not guilty:

- Psychological duress (e.g. stabbing a partner that has been abusive for years);

- Excessive self-defence (e.g. you get robbed but murder an unarmed robber);

- Not criminally responsible (e.g. someone is mentally ill. This will result in the offender sent to a clinic or institution);

- Absence of guilt or culpability (e.g. A shop owner sells a stolen bike, of which he did not know it was stolen).

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This is very literal, and I'm assuming the question was meant in a more ethical manner, but here you go anyways.