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Facts: British fishing boat is off the foroe islands (denmark) and is detained.  red crusader tries to flee with danish officers on board and is fired upon.

prohibition of threat or use of force in UN charter states that members shall refrain from threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.

the danish vessel policing its own territory probably did not violate the UN charter because it did not affect the territorial integrity or political independence of Britain.