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Prohibited 'use of force' under article 2(4) of the UN Charter and customary international law has until now not been clearly defined, despite its central importance in the international legal order and for international peace and security. This book accordingly offers an original framework to identify prohibited uses of force, including those that use emerging technology or take place in newer military domains such as outer space. In doing so, Erin Pobjie explains the emergence of the customary prohibition of the use of force and its relationship with article 2(4) and identifies the elements of a prohibited 'use of force'. In a major contribution to the scholarship, the book proposes a framework that defines a 'use of force' in international law and applies this framework to illustrative case studies to demonstrate its usefulness as a tool for legal scholars, practitioners and students. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

In Resolution 2532 (2020), the UN Security Council characterised the COVID-19 pandemic as an endangerment to international peace and security and, for the first time, demanded a general ceasefire and humanitarian pause in armed conflicts across the globe. This article analyses the resolution and its broader implications. In particular, it examines the significance of the Council's characterisation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the binding powers of the Security Council for addressing threats to international peace and security which are not 'threats to the peace', and the implications for the Council's mandate and the collective security framework. This article argues that the concept of 'international peace and security' under Article 24(1) of the United Nations (UN) Charter – rather than Article 39 'threats to the peace' – is fundamental to the delimitation of the Security Council's mandate and powers for addressing non-traditional threats to international peace and security such as pandemics and the climate crisis.

In Resolution 2532 (2020), the UN Security Council characterised the COVID-19 pandemic as an endangerment to international peace and security and, for the first time, demanded a general ceasefire and humanitarian pause in armed conflicts across the globe. This article analyses the resolution and its broader implications. In particular, it examines the significance of the Council's characterisation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the binding powers of the Security Council for addressing threats to international peace and security which are not 'threats to the peace', and the implications for the Council's mandate and the collective security framework. This article argues that the concept of 'international peace and security' under Article 24(1) of the United Nations (UN) Charter – rather than Article 39 'threats to the peace' – is fundamental to the delimitation of the Security Council's mandate and powers for addressing non-traditional threats to international peace and security such as pandemics and the climate crisis.