Preferred Term
NECESSITY (INTERNATIONAL LAW)
Scope Note
Situation in which a State, as a result of circumstances not of its own making, finds itself unable to fulfil its international obligations while safeguarding its vital interests
Used For
STATE OF NECESSITY
Hierarchy
01 - POLITICAL AND LEGAL QUESTIONS
Broader Terms
INTERNATIONAL LAW
Related Terms
INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS
SELF-DEFENCE (INTERNATIONAL LAW)
STATE RESPONSIBILITY
URI
http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1004364
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Language Equivalents
ar
الضرورة (القانون الدولي)
zh
必要性（国际法）
en
NECESSITY (INTERNATIONAL LAW)
fr
NECESSITE (DROIT INTERNATIONAL)
ru
Необходимость (в международном праве)
es
NECESIDAD (DERECHO INTERNACIONAL)