Community Interests and the Use of Force
The chapter discusses the philosophical foundations of the current regulation of the use of force. The
chapter argues that, in correspondence with the emergence of a sphere of substantive rules protecting common
interests of humankind, international law is also gradually developing a system of protection against egregious
breaches of these interests. This conclusion is reached through an analysis of the law and practice governing the
action of the UN Security Council as well as the law of state responsibility concerning individual and collective