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1 The Charter of the United Nations A Commentary THIRD EDITION VOLUME I Edited by BRUNO SIMMA DANIEL-ERASMUS KHAN GEORG NOLTE ANDREAS PAULUS Assistant Editor NIKOLAI WESSENDORF Advisory Board ALBRECHT RANDELZHOFER CHRISTIAN TOMUSCHAT RUDIGER WOLFRUM o OXJORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

2 Contents Preface List of Authors Table of Cases Table of Instruments List of Abbreviations The Charter of the United Nations Statute of the International Court offustice x xii xvi xxxv cxix cxxxiii clvii Drafting History 1 Reform 25 Interpretation of the Charter 71 Preamble 101 Chapter I. Purposes and Principles 107 Article Article Article 2(1) 133 Article 2(2) 166 Article 2(3) 181 Article 2(4) 200 Article 2(5) 235 Article 2(6) 252 Article 2(7) 280 Special Section: Self-Determination 313 Chapter II. Membership 335 Article Article Article Article Chapter III. Organs 387 Article Article Chapter IV. The General Assembly 445 Composition 445 Article Functions and Powers 461 Article

3 vi Contents Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Voting 621 Article Article Procedure 657 Article Article Article Chapter V. Hie Security Council 751 Composition 751 Article Functions and Powers 761 Article Article Article Voting 871 ' Article Procedure 939 Article Article Article Article Article Chapter VI. Pacific Settlement of Disputes 1069 Article Article Article Article Article 37 ' 1146 Article Special Section: Peacekeeping ' 1171 Special Section: Responsibility to Protect 1201 Chapter VII. Action with respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression 1237 Special Section: Introduction to Chapter VII: The General Framework 1237

4 Contents vii Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Chapter VIII. Regional Arrangements 1429 Special Section: Introduction to Chapter VIII 1429 Article Article Article Chapter IX. International Economic and Social Co-operation 1535 Article 55 (a) and (b) 1535 Article 55 (c) 1565 Article Article 57 ~ 1611 Article Article Article Chapter X. The Economic and Social Council ' 1667 Composition 1667 Article Functions and Powers of ECOSOC 1678 Article Article Article Article Article Voting 1728 Article 67 ' 1728 Procedure 1736 Article Article 69 ' 1772 Article Article

5 viii Contents Article Chapter XI. Declaration Regarding Non-self-governing Territories 1829 Article Article Chapter XII. International Trusteeship System 1841 Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Chapter XIII. The Trusteeship Council 1883 Composition 1883 Article Functions and Powers 1887 Article Article Voting 1892 Article Procedure 1893 Article Article Chapter XIV. "The International Court of Justice 1897 Article Article Article Article Article Chapter XV. The Secretariat 1991 Article Article Article Article Article Chapter XVI. Miscellaneous Provisions 2089 Article Article

6 Contents ix Article Article Chapter XVII. Transitional Security Arrangements 2179 Article Article Chapter XVIII. Amendments 2199 Article Article Chapter XIX. Ratification and Signature 2243 Article Article Annex I: Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly 2265 Annex II: Provisional Rules of Procedure of the Security.Council 2344 Annex III: Note by the President of the Security Council 26 July Index 2365

7 The Charter of the United Nations A Commentary THIRD EDITION VOLUME II Edited by BRUNO SIMMA DANIEL-ERASMUS KHAN GEORG NOLTE ANDREAS PAULUS Assistant Editor NIKOLAI WESSENDORF Advisory Board ALBRECHT RANDELZHOFER CHRISTIAN TOMUSCHAT RUDIGER WOLFRUM OXTORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

8 Contents List of Abbreviations x Drafting History 1 Reform 25 Interpretation of the Charter 71 Preamble 101 Chapter I. Purposes and Principles 107 Article Article Article 2(1) 133 Article 2(2) 166 Article 2(3) 181 Article 2(4) 200 Article 2(5) 235 Article 2(6) 252 Article 2(7) 280 Special Section: Self-Determination 313 Chapter II. Membership 335 Article Article Article Article Chapter III. Organs 387 Article Article Chapter IV. The General Assembly 445 Composition 445 Article Functions and Powers 461 Article Article Article Article Article Article

9 vi Contents Article Article Voting 621 Article Article Procedure 657 Article Article Article Chapter V. The Security Council 751 Composition 751 Article Functions and Powers 761 Article Article Article Voting 871 Article Procedure 939 Article Article Article Article Article Chapter VI. Pacific Settlement of Disputes 1069 Article Article Article Article Article Article Special Section: Peacekeeping 1171 Special Section: Responsibility to Protect 1201 Chapter VII. Action with respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression 1237 Special Section: Introduction to Chapter VII: The General Framework 1237 Article Article Article Article Article

10 Contents vii Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Chapter VIII. Regional Arrangements 1429 Special Section: Introduction to Chapter VIII, 1429 Article Article Article Chapter IX. International Economic and Social Co-operation 1535 Article 55 (a) and (b) 1535 Article 55 (c) 1565 Article Article Article Article Article Chapter X. The Economic and Social Council 1667 Composition 1667 Article Functions and Powers of ECOSOC 1678 Article Article Article Article Article Voting 1728 Article Procedure 1736 Article Article Article Article Article Chapter XI. Declaration Regarding Non-self-governing Territories 1829 Article Article

11 viii Contents Chapter XII. International Trusteeship System 1841 Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Chapter XIII. The Trusteeship Council 1883 Composition 1883 Article Functions and Powers 1887 Article Article Voting 1892 Article Procedure 1893 Article Article Chapter XIV. The International Court of Justice 1897 Article Article Article Article Article Chapter XV. The Secretariat 1991 Article Article Article Article Article Chapter XVI. Miscellaneous Provisions 2089 Article Article Article Article 105 " 2158

12 Contents ix Chapter XVII. Transitional Security Arrangements 2179 Article Article Chapter XVIII. Amendments 2199 Article Article Chapter XIX. Ratification and Signature 2243 Article Article Annex I: Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly 2265 Annex II: Provisional Rules of Procedure of the Security Council 2344 Annex III: Note by the President of the Security Council 26 July Index 2365

THE PROCEDURE OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL

THE PROCEDURE OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL THIRD EDITION SYDNEY D. BAILEY and SAM DAWS CLARENDON PRESS 1998 OXFORD List of Tables and Charts List of Abbreviations and Acronyms CONTENTS xv xvii 1. THE CONSTITUTIONAL