# self-defence in international law

> legal principle of international law, according to which a State attacked by another entity has the right to defend itself from such attacks

**Wikidata**: [Q3829938](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3829938)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-defence_in_international_law)  
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