These Experts looked, for instance, to Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, which imposes no prohibition on States with respect to any use of force against non-State actors (Rule 68). In their view, it would be incongruent for Articles 2(3) and 33(1) to impose requirements regarding the peaceful settlement of disputes with non-State actors when Article 2(4) fails to prohibit the use of force by a State against them.
