Annotation: The article identifies the position of force majeure in the conceptual apparatus of international public law. Its concepts and features are identified and analyzed. A distinction between force majeure and related concepts, such as force majeure, inability to perform, natural disasters, reservations about the immutability of the circumstances of the contract, the case was made. The requirements of the International Law Commission for recognizing force majeure in certain circumstances have been identified. The consequences of force majeure are determined and their peculiarities are characterized. Force majeure cases have been identified by international courts and tribunals.