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
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 1 107 Article 2 121 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 3 335 Article 4 341 Article 5 362 Article 6 374 Chapter III. Organs 387 Article 7 387 Article 8 416 Chapter IV. The General Assembly 445 Composition 445 Article 9 445 Functions and Powers 461 Article 10 461
vi Contents Article 11 491 Article 12 507 Article 13 525 Article 14 552 Article 15 567 Article 16 575 Article 17 576 Voting 621 Article 18 621 Article 19 637 Procedure 657 Article 20 657 Article 21 688 Article 22 719 Chapter V. Hie Security Council 751 Composition 751 Article 23 751 Functions and Powers 761 Article 24 761 Article 25 787 Article 26 855 Voting 871 ' Article 27 871 Procedure 939 Article 28 939 Article 29 983 Article 30 1028 Article 31 1050 Article 32 1064 Chapter VI. Pacific Settlement of Disputes 1069 Article 33 1069 Article 34 1086 Article 35 1108 Article 36 1119 Article 37 ' 1146 Article 38 1161 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
Contents vii Article 39 1272 Article 40 1297 Article 41 1305 Article 42 1330 Article 43 1351 Article 44 1357 Article 45 1360 Article 46. 1362 Article 47 1364 Article 48 1376 Article 49 1385 Article 50 1389 Article 51 1397 Chapter VIII. Regional Arrangements 1429 Special Section: Introduction to Chapter VIII 1429 Article 52 1445. Article 53 1478 Article 54 1525 Chapter IX. International Economic and Social Co-operation 1535 Article 55 (a) and (b) 1535 Article 55 (c) 1565 Article 56 1603 Article 57 ~ 1611 Article 58 1650 Article 59 1656 Article 60 1658 Chapter X. The Economic and Social Council ' 1667 Composition 1667 Article 61 1667 Functions and Powers of ECOSOC 1678 Article 62 1678 Article 63 1697 Article 64 1709 Article 65 1718 Article 66 1723 Voting 1728 Article 67 ' 1728 Procedure 1736 Article 68 1736 Article 69 ' 1772 Article 70 1779 Article 71 1788
viii Contents Article 72 1816 Chapter XI. Declaration Regarding Non-self-governing Territories 1829 Article 73 1829 Article 74 1840 Chapter XII. International Trusteeship System 1841 Article 75 1841 Article 76 1849 Article 77 1861 Article 78 1867 Article 79 1868 Article 80 1871 Article 81 1873 Article 82 1875 Article 83 1878 Article 84 1881 Article 85 1882 Chapter XIII. The Trusteeship Council 1883 Composition 1883 Article 86 1883 Functions and Powers 1887 Article 87 1887 Article 88 1890 Voting 1892 Article 89 1892 Procedure 1893 Article 90 1893 Article 91 1895 Chapter XIV. "The International Court of Justice 1897 Article 92 1897 Article 93 1951 Article 94 1957 Article 95 1972 Article 96 1975 Chapter XV. The Secretariat 1991 Article 97 1991 Article 98 2002 Article 99 2009 Article 100 2022 Article 101 2053 Chapter XVI. Miscellaneous Provisions 2089 Article 102 2089 Article 103 2110
Contents ix Article 104 2138 Article 105 2158 Chapter XVII. Transitional Security Arrangements 2179 Article 106 2179 Article 107 2183 Chapter XVIII. Amendments 2199 Article 108 2199 Article 109 2232 Chapter XIX. Ratification and Signature 2243 Article 110 2243 Article 111 2253 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 2010 2353 Index 2365
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
Contents List of Abbreviations x Drafting History 1 Reform 25 Interpretation of the Charter 71 Preamble 101 Chapter I. Purposes and Principles 107 Article 1 107 Article 2 121 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 3 335 Article 4 341 Article 5 362 Article 6 374 Chapter III. Organs 387 Article 7 387 Article 8 416 Chapter IV. The General Assembly 445 Composition 445 Article 9 445 Functions and Powers 461 Article 10 461 Article 11 491 Article 12 507 Article 13 525 Article 14 552 Article 15 567
vi Contents Article 16 575 Article 17 576 Voting 621 Article 18 621 Article 19 637 Procedure 657 Article 20 657 Article 21 688 Article 22 719 Chapter V. The Security Council 751 Composition 751 Article 23 751 Functions and Powers 761 Article 24 761 Article 25 787 Article 26 855 Voting 871 Article 27 871 Procedure 939 Article 28 939 Article 29 983 Article 30 1028 Article 31 1050 Article 32 1064 Chapter VI. Pacific Settlement of Disputes 1069 Article 33 1069 Article 34 1086 Article 35 1108 Article 36 1119 Article 37 1146 Article 38 1161 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 39 1272 Article 40 1297 Article 41 1305 Article 42 1330 Article 43 1351
Contents vii Article 44 1357 Article 45 1360 Article 46 1362 Article 47 1364 Article 48 1376 Article 49 1385 Article 50 1389 Article 51 1397 Chapter VIII. Regional Arrangements 1429 Special Section: Introduction to Chapter VIII, 1429 Article 52 1445 Article 53 1478 Article 54 1525 Chapter IX. International Economic and Social Co-operation 1535 Article 55 (a) and (b) 1535 Article 55 (c) 1565 Article 56 1603 Article 57 1611 Article 58 1650 Article 59 1656 Article 60 1658 Chapter X. The Economic and Social Council 1667 Composition 1667 Article 61 1667 Functions and Powers of ECOSOC 1678 Article 62 1678 Article 63 1697 Article 64 1709 Article 65 1718 Article 66 1723 Voting 1728 Article 67 1728 Procedure 1736 Article 68 1736 Article 69 1772 Article 70 1779 Article 71 1788 Article 72 1816 Chapter XI. Declaration Regarding Non-self-governing Territories 1829 Article 73 1829 Article 74 1840
viii Contents Chapter XII. International Trusteeship System 1841 Article 75 1841 Article 76 1849 Article 77 1861 Article 78 1867 Article 79 1868 Article 80 1871 Article 81 1873 Article 82 1875 Article 83 1878 Article 84 1881 Article 85 1882 Chapter XIII. The Trusteeship Council 1883 Composition 1883 Article 86 1883 Functions and Powers 1887 Article 87 1887 Article 88 1890 Voting 1892 Article 89 1892 Procedure 1893 Article 90 1893 Article 91 1895 Chapter XIV. The International Court of Justice 1897 Article 92 1897 Article 93 1951 Article 94 1957 Article 95 1972 Article 96 1975 Chapter XV. The Secretariat 1991 Article 97 1991 Article 98 2002 Article 99 2009 Article 100 2022 Article 101 2053 Chapter XVI. Miscellaneous Provisions 2089 Article 102 2089 Article 103 2110 Article 104 2138 Article 105 " 2158
Contents ix Chapter XVII. Transitional Security Arrangements 2179 Article 106 2179 Article 107 2183 Chapter XVIII. Amendments 2199 Article 108 2199 Article 109 2232 Chapter XIX. Ratification and Signature 2243 Article 110 2243 Article 111 2253 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 2010 2353 Index 2365