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A basic principle of international law is the prohibition of the use of armed force, which is regulated in Article 2 of the UN Charter. Charter provides for two exceptions to this rule, and one of them is the right to self-defence. This right for it legality must meet certain conditions in both the United Nations Charter and by customary law. The right to self defence is a right derived from common...