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20. Use or Threat of Force | Iran
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20.1 Self-Defense Against Terrorist Attacks

The UN Charter and customary international law prohibites the use of force except in the case of the Security Council’s authorization and self-defence. Article 51 of the Charter recognizes the existence of ‘the inherent right of self-defence’ if an …

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Abdollahi, Mohsen, Ghasemi, Gholamali and Ziaei, Yaser, “20. Use or Threat of Force | Iran”, in: Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia Online, General Editor: Seokwoo Lee. Consulted online on 30 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2772-8161_EPIL_COM_3075>
First published online: 2021
First print edition: 20210922



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