Collective self-defence

International law recognises a right to collective self-defence. This allows a state to come to the aid of another state that has come under attack by a foreign power, in an exception to the prohibition on the use of force in international relations. Collective self-defence is enumerated as an inherent right in the Chapter VII, Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations.

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