Regarding preventive use of force, traditional interpretations of Article 51 of the UN Charter (which provides a right of self-defense) allow a threatened state to take pre-emptive action in the face of imminent attack, but not to use force preventively against longer term threats. The Panel would broaden that interpretation to allow the preventive use of force in some instances, but only if approved by the Security Council.
至于动用防卫性武力，联合国宪章第五十一条款（有关自我防卫的权利）长期以来都是这样解释的：允许受到威胁的国家在面临即将到来的袭击时采取预先行动，但不适用于长期威胁。名人小组将放宽这一解释，允许在一些情况下动用防卫性武力，但是要得到安理会的批准。