47 See General Assembly resolution 48/88 of 20 December 1998 ( &quot; Reaffirming once again that, as the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a sovereign, independent State and a Member of the United Nations, it is entitled to all rights provided for in the Charter of the United Nations, including the right to selfdefence under Article 51 thereof &quot; ); Kofi A. Annan, SecretaryGeneral &apos; s address to the General Assembly, New York (23 September 2003) ( &quot; Article 51 of the Charter prescribes that all States, if attacked, retain the inherent right of selfdefence. &quot; ); Human Rights Committee, general comment No. 6 (1982) on the right to life, Compilation of General Comments and General Recommendations Adopted by Human Rights Treaty Bodies (HRI\GEN\1\Rev.1) at 6 (1994), para. 2. ( &quot; Under the Charter of the United Nations the threat or use of force by any State against another State, except in exercise of the inherent right of selfdefence, is already prohibited. &quot; )
47 See General Assembly resolution 48/88 of 20 December 1998 ( &quot; Reaffirming once again that, as the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a sovereign, independent State and a Member of the United Nations, it is entitled to all rights provided for in the Charter of the United Nations, including the right to selfdefence under Article 51 thereof &quot; ); Kofi A. Annan, SecretaryGeneral &apos; s address to the General Assembly, New York (23 September 2003) ( &quot; Article 51 of the Charter prescribes that all States, if attacked, retain the inherent right of selfdefence. &quot; ); Human Rights Committee, general comment No. 6 (1982) on the right to life, Compilation of General Comments and General Recommendations Adopted by Human Rights Treaty Bodies (HRI\GEN\1\Rev.1) at 6 (1994), para. 2. ( &quot; Under the Charter of the United Nations the threat or use of force by any State against another State, except in exercise of the inherent right of selfdefence, is already prohibited. &quot; )