@article{2023:kleczkowska:prohibitio, title = {Prohibition of Threats of Force: A Silently Contested Norm?}, year = {2023}, note = {The prohibition of threats of force, although included in Article 2 of the United Nations (UN) Charter, among the principles upon which the United Nations is built, often plays a secondary role in the maintenance of international peace and security. The aim of the present paper is to verify how violations of the prohibition of threats of force influence its current status. To this end, the paper is divided into three major parts. The first briefly discusses the conditions of the legality of threats of force. The second presents two examples of threats of force: when threats of force were followed by the use of force, as well as when no use of force took place after the threats of force were made. The final part of the paper discusses the status of the prohibition, examining whether it is a case of non-application, falling into desuetude, silent contestation, or mere violation of a legal norm.}, journal = {Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht / Heidelberg Journal of International Law}, pages = {155--176}, author = {Kleczkowska, Agata}, volume = {83}, number = {1} }