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Actions that would have been illegal under international law that may be legal if taken in response to the illegal actions of another state are:
Correct answer: B. reprisals
- A. escalations
- B. reprisals
- C. retaliations
- D. extra-legal responses
Explanation
Reprisals, more precisely called countermeasures in modern international law, are otherwise unlawful measures taken in response to another state's prior unlawful act. They are subject to legal limits and must be proportionate.
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