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Chapter 6 provides an in depth analysis of the right of self-defence: its essence, dual legal basis and other aspects of its application, including the authorship of an armed attack, the modalities of application of self-defence and the role of the Security Council.
Chapter 5 examines the powers of the UN Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security and how the notion of collective security has developed since the Charter was adopted. It also looks at the role of peacekeeping and regional organizations within the overall context of collective security.
Chapter 15 examines how the law of international responsibility relates to the jus ad bellum. It also examines the scope of the crime of aggression under the ICC Statute
Chapter 11 looks at how new technologies and methods of warfare relate to and impact on the law relating to the use of force. They include cyber warfare, hybrid warfare, drones, autonomous weapons and hypersonic weapons.
Chapter 12 discusses the relationship between the principle of sovereignty and the use of force. It examines consensual intervention and the policing of territory against unauthorized entry of military aircraft, warships or military units on State territory and the basis for using force in such situations.