A customary international law exception to the general principle favoring the non-use of force. When one State is the victim of an armed attack, another State may be permitted to engage in military or paramilitary activities against the armed attacker based on the need for “collective self-defense” of the victim.
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— Military and Paramilitary Activities in and Against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. United States)
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