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DOCTRINE SELF-DEFENSE [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
CONT

Self-defence, in the international forum, is the lawful resort to force undertaken by a state in response to an actual or imminent unlawful use of force against the state. ... while the concept has a long history in international affairs, it was the adoption of the prohibition against the use of force in the early twentieth century that made the doctrine of self-defence legally relevant.

Key term(s)
  • doctrine of self-defense

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
CONT

[...] la doctrine de la légitime défense exige que la riposte soit proportionnée à la menace que l'attaque représente.

Spanish

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