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The Charter of the United Nations (UN) is the foundational treaty of the UN, an intergovernmental organization. It establishes the purposes, governing structure, and overall framework of the United Nations System, UN system, including its Organs of the United Nations, six principal organs: the United Nations Secretariat, Secretariat, the United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly, the United Nations Security Council, Security Council, the United Nations Economic and Social Council, Economic and Social Council, the International Court of Justice, and the United Nations Trusteeship Council, Trusteeship Council.
The UN Charter mandates the UN and its Member states of the United Nations, member states to maintain international peace and security, uphold international law, achieve "higher standards of living" for their citizens, address "economic, social, health, and related problems", and promote "universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race (human categorization), race, sex, language, or religion". As a charter and Constitution, constituent treaty, its rules and obligations are binding on all members and supersede those of other treaties.
During the World War II, Second World War, the Allies of World War II, Allies—Declaration by United Nations, formally known as the United Nations—agreed to Dumbarton Oaks Conference, establish a new postwar international organization. Pursuant to this goal, the UN Charter was discussed, prepared, and drafted during the San Francisco Conference that began 25 April 1945, which involved most of the world's sovereign nations. Following two-thirds approval of each part, the final text was unanimously adopted by delegates and opened for signature on 26 June 1945; it was signed in San Francisco, United States, by 50 of the 51 original member countries.Provisional Government of National Unity, Poland's provisional government, which was not represented at the conference, signed it two months later.
The Charter entered into force on 24 October 1945, following ratification by the Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council—Republic of China (1912–1949), China,Republic of China, after 1949 located in Taiwan; replaced on 25 October 1971 by the China, People's Republic of China Provisional Government of the French Republic, France,Provisional Government; later replaced by the French Fourth Republic, Fourth Republic and then the French Fifth Republic, Fifth Republic. the Soviet Union,Replaced by the Russia, Russian Federation in 1991. the United Kingdom, and the United States—and a majority of the other signatories; this is considered the official starting date of the United Nations, with the first session of the General Assembly, representing all 51 initial members, opening in London the following January. The General Assembly formally recognized 24 October as United Nations Day in 1947, and declared it an official international holiday in 1971. With 193 parties, Member states of the United Nations#Current members, most countries have now ratified the Charter.
The Charter consists of a ''Preamble to the United Nations Charter, preamble'' and 111 articles grouped into 19 chapters.
The Preamble to the United Nations Charter, preamble consists of two principal parts. The first part contains a general call for the maintenance of peace and international security and respect for human rights. The second part of the preamble is a declaration in a contractual style that the governments of the peoples of the United Nations have agreed to the Charter and it is the first international document regarding human rights.
* Chapter I of the United Nations Charter, Chapter I sets forth the purposes of the United Nations, including the important provisions of the maintenance of international peace and security.
* Chapter II of the United Nations Charter, Chapter II defines the criteria for membership in the United Nations.
* Chapter III of the United Nations Charter, Chapters III–Chapter XV of the United Nations Charter, XV, the bulk of the document, describe the organs and institutions of the UN and their respective powers.
* Chapter XVI of the United Nations Charter, Chapters XVI and Chapter XVII of the United Nations Charter, Chapter XVII describe arrangements for integrating the UN with established international law.
* Chapter XVIII of the United Nations Charter, Chapters XVIII and Chapter XIX of the United Nations Charter, Chapter XIX provide for Amendments to the United Nations Charter, amendment and ratification of the Charter.
The following chapters deal with the enforcement powers of UN bodies:
* Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter, Chapter VI describes the United Nations Security Council, Security Council's power to investigate and mediate :wikt:dispute, disputes;
* Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, Chapter VII describes the Security Council's power to authorize economic, diplomatic, and military sanctions, as well as the use of military force, to resolve disputes;
* Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter, Chapter VIII makes it possible for regional arrangements to maintain peace and security within their own region;
* Chapter IX of the United Nations Charter, Chapters IX and Chapter X of the United Nations Charter, Chapter X describe the UN's powers for economic and social cooperation, and the United Nations Economic and Social Council, Economic and Social Council that oversee these powers;
* Chapter XII of the United Nations Charter, Chapters XII and Chapter XIII of the United Nations Charter, Chapter XIII describe the Trusteeship Council, which oversaw decolonization;
* Chapter XIV of the United Nations Charter, Chapters XIV and Chapter XV of the United Nations Charter, Chapter XV establish the powers of, respectively, the International Court of Justice and the United Nations Secretariat.
* Chapters XVI through Chapter XIX deal respectively with Chapter XVI of the United Nations Charter, XVI: miscellaneous provisions, Chapter XVII of the United Nations Charter, XVII: transitional security arrangements related to World War II, Chapter XVIII of the United Nations Charter, XVIII: the charter amendment process, and Chapter XIX of the United Nations Charter, XIX: ratification of the charter
such as the United Nations
refer to Declaration of the Four Nations as the "Moscow Declaration" This was the first formal announcement that a new international organization was being contemplated to replace the moribund League of Nations. Pursuant to the Moscow Declarations, from 21 August 1944 to 7 October 1944, the U.S. hosted the Dumbarton Oaks Conference to develop a blueprint for what would become the United Nations. Many of the rules, principles, and provisions of the UN Charter were proposed during the conference, including the structure of the UN system; the creation of a "Security Council" to prevent future war and conflict; and the establishment of other "organs" of the organization, such as the General Assembly, International Court of Justice, and Secretariat. The conference was led by the Big Four, with delegates from other nation participating in the consideration and formulation of these principles. At the Paris peace conference in 1919, it was Prime Minister Jan Smuts of South Africa and Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, Lord Cecil of the United Kingdom who came up with the structure of the League of Nations with the League being divided into a League Assembly consisting of all the member states and a League Council consisting of the great powers. The same design that Smuts and Cecil had devised for the League of Nations was copied for the United Nations with a Security Council made up of the great powers and a General Assembly of the UN member states. The subsequent Yalta Conference in February 1945 between the U.S., U.K., and Soviet Union resolved the lingering debate regarding the voting structure of the proposed Security Council, calling for a "Conference of United Nations" in San Francisco on 25 April 1945 to "prepare the charter of such an organization, along the lines proposed in the formal conversations of Dumbarton Oaks.”
The Preamble to the treaty reads as follows:
Although the Preamble is an integral part of the Charter, it does not set out any of the rights or obligations of member states; its purpose is to serve as an interpretative guide for the provisions of the Charter through the highlighting of some of the core motives of the founders of the organization.Report of the Rapporteur of Commission I/1 UNICO VI, pp 446–7, Doc. 944 I/1/34(1).
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The Charter of the United Nations (UN) is the foundational treaty of the UN, an intergovernmental organization. It establishes the purposes, governing structure, and overall framework of the United Nations System, UN system, including its Organs of the United Nations, six principal organs: the United Nations Secretariat, Secretariat, the United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly, the United Nations Security Council, Security Council, the United Nations Economic and Social Council, Economic and Social Council, the International Court of Justice, and the United Nations Trusteeship Council, Trusteeship Council.
The UN Charter mandates the UN and its Member states of the United Nations, member states to maintain international peace and security, uphold international law, achieve "higher standards of living" for their citizens, address "economic, social, health, and related problems", and promote "universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race (human categorization), race, sex, language, or religion". As a charter and Constitution, constituent treaty, its rules and obligations are binding on all members and supersede those of other treaties.
During the World War II, Second World War, the Allies of World War II, Allies—Declaration by United Nations, formally known as the United Nations—agreed to Dumbarton Oaks Conference, establish a new postwar international organization. Pursuant to this goal, the UN Charter was discussed, prepared, and drafted during the San Francisco Conference that began 25 April 1945, which involved most of the world's sovereign nations. Following two-thirds approval of each part, the final text was unanimously adopted by delegates and opened for signature on 26 June 1945; it was signed in San Francisco, United States, by 50 of the 51 original member countries.Provisional Government of National Unity, Poland's provisional government, which was not represented at the conference, signed it two months later.
The Charter entered into force on 24 October 1945, following ratification by the Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council—Republic of China (1912–1949), China,Republic of China, after 1949 located in Taiwan; replaced on 25 October 1971 by the China, People's Republic of China Provisional Government of the French Republic, France,Provisional Government; later replaced by the French Fourth Republic, Fourth Republic and then the French Fifth Republic, Fifth Republic. the Soviet Union,Replaced by the Russia, Russian Federation in 1991. the United Kingdom, and the United States—and a majority of the other signatories; this is considered the official starting date of the United Nations, with the first session of the General Assembly, representing all 51 initial members, opening in London the following January. The General Assembly formally recognized 24 October as United Nations Day in 1947, and declared it an official international holiday in 1971. With 193 parties, Member states of the United Nations#Current members, most countries have now ratified the Charter.
Summary
The Charter consists of a ''Preamble to the United Nations Charter, preamble'' and 111 articles grouped into 19 chapters.
The Preamble to the United Nations Charter, preamble consists of two principal parts. The first part contains a general call for the maintenance of peace and international security and respect for human rights. The second part of the preamble is a declaration in a contractual style that the governments of the peoples of the United Nations have agreed to the Charter and it is the first international document regarding human rights.
* Chapter I of the United Nations Charter, Chapter I sets forth the purposes of the United Nations, including the important provisions of the maintenance of international peace and security.
* Chapter II of the United Nations Charter, Chapter II defines the criteria for membership in the United Nations.
* Chapter III of the United Nations Charter, Chapters III–Chapter XV of the United Nations Charter, XV, the bulk of the document, describe the organs and institutions of the UN and their respective powers.
* Chapter XVI of the United Nations Charter, Chapters XVI and Chapter XVII of the United Nations Charter, Chapter XVII describe arrangements for integrating the UN with established international law.
* Chapter XVIII of the United Nations Charter, Chapters XVIII and Chapter XIX of the United Nations Charter, Chapter XIX provide for Amendments to the United Nations Charter, amendment and ratification of the Charter.
The following chapters deal with the enforcement powers of UN bodies:
* Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter, Chapter VI describes the United Nations Security Council, Security Council's power to investigate and mediate :wikt:dispute, disputes;
* Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, Chapter VII describes the Security Council's power to authorize economic, diplomatic, and military sanctions, as well as the use of military force, to resolve disputes;
* Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter, Chapter VIII makes it possible for regional arrangements to maintain peace and security within their own region;
* Chapter IX of the United Nations Charter, Chapters IX and Chapter X of the United Nations Charter, Chapter X describe the UN's powers for economic and social cooperation, and the United Nations Economic and Social Council, Economic and Social Council that oversee these powers;
* Chapter XII of the United Nations Charter, Chapters XII and Chapter XIII of the United Nations Charter, Chapter XIII describe the Trusteeship Council, which oversaw decolonization;
* Chapter XIV of the United Nations Charter, Chapters XIV and Chapter XV of the United Nations Charter, Chapter XV establish the powers of, respectively, the International Court of Justice and the United Nations Secretariat.
* Chapters XVI through Chapter XIX deal respectively with Chapter XVI of the United Nations Charter, XVI: miscellaneous provisions, Chapter XVII of the United Nations Charter, XVII: transitional security arrangements related to World War II, Chapter XVIII of the United Nations Charter, XVIII: the charter amendment process, and Chapter XIX of the United Nations Charter, XIX: ratification of the charter
History
Background
The principles and conceptual framework of the United Nations were formulated incrementally through a series of conferences by the Allies of World War II, Allied nations during the World War II, Second World War. The Declaration of St James's Palace, issued in London on 12 June 1941, was the first joint statement of the goals and principles of the Allies, and the first to express a vision for a postwar world order. The Declaration called for the "willing cooperation of free peoples" so that "all may enjoy economic and social security". Roughly two months later, the United States and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement elaborating these goals, known as the Atlantic Charter. It called for no territorial changes made against the wishes of the people, the right to Self-determination, self-determination for all peoples, restoration of self-government to those deprived of it, reduction of trade barriers, global cooperation to secure better economic and social conditions for the world, freedom from fear and want, freedom of the seas, and abandonment of the use of force, including mutual disarmament after the war. Many of these principles would inspire or form part of the UN Charter. The following year, on 1 January 1942, representatives of thirty nations formally at war with the Axis powers—led by the Big Four in World War 2, "Big Four" powers of China, the Soviet Union, the U.K., and the U.S.—signed the Declaration by United Nations, which formalized the anti-Axis alliance and reaffirmed the purposes and principles of the Atlantic Charter. The following day, representatives of twenty-two other nations added their signatures. The term "United Nations" became synonymous with the Allies for the duration of the war, and was considered the formal name under which they were fighting. The Declaration by United Nations formed the basis of the United Nations Charter; virtually all nations that acceded to it would be invited to take part in the 1945 San Francisco Conference to discuss and prepare the Charter. On 30 October 1943, the Declaration of the Four Nations, one of the four Moscow Declarations, was signed by the foreign ministers of the Big Four, calling for the establishment of a "general international organization, based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all peace-loving states, and open to membership by all such states, large and small, for the maintenance of international peace and security.”Some sourcessuch as the United Nations
refer to Declaration of the Four Nations as the "Moscow Declaration" This was the first formal announcement that a new international organization was being contemplated to replace the moribund League of Nations. Pursuant to the Moscow Declarations, from 21 August 1944 to 7 October 1944, the U.S. hosted the Dumbarton Oaks Conference to develop a blueprint for what would become the United Nations. Many of the rules, principles, and provisions of the UN Charter were proposed during the conference, including the structure of the UN system; the creation of a "Security Council" to prevent future war and conflict; and the establishment of other "organs" of the organization, such as the General Assembly, International Court of Justice, and Secretariat. The conference was led by the Big Four, with delegates from other nation participating in the consideration and formulation of these principles. At the Paris peace conference in 1919, it was Prime Minister Jan Smuts of South Africa and Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, Lord Cecil of the United Kingdom who came up with the structure of the League of Nations with the League being divided into a League Assembly consisting of all the member states and a League Council consisting of the great powers. The same design that Smuts and Cecil had devised for the League of Nations was copied for the United Nations with a Security Council made up of the great powers and a General Assembly of the UN member states. The subsequent Yalta Conference in February 1945 between the U.S., U.K., and Soviet Union resolved the lingering debate regarding the voting structure of the proposed Security Council, calling for a "Conference of United Nations" in San Francisco on 25 April 1945 to "prepare the charter of such an organization, along the lines proposed in the formal conversations of Dumbarton Oaks.”
Drafting and adoption
The United Nations Conference on International Organization, San Francisco Conference, formally the United Nations Conference on International Organization (UNCIO), began as scheduled on 25 April 1945 with the goal of drafting a charter that would create a new international organization. The Big Four, which sponsored the event, invited all forty-six signatories to the Declaration by United Nations.Poland, despite having signed the Declaration by United Nations, did not attend the conference because there was no consensus on the formation of the postwar Polish government. Therefore, a space was left blank for the Polish signature. The new Polish government was formed after the conference (28 June) and signed the United Nations Charter on 15 October, making Poland one of the founding countries of the United Nations. Conference delegates invited four more nations: Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, recently liberated Denmark and Argentina. The conference was perhaps the largest international gathering up to that point, with 850 delegates, along with advisers and organizers, for a total of 3,500 participants. An additional 2,500 representatives from media and various civil society groups were also in attendance. Plenary meetings involving all delegates were chaired on a rotational basis by the lead delegates of the Big Four. Several committees were formed to facilitate and address different aspects of the drafting process, with over 400 meetings convened in the subsequent weeks. Following multiple reviews, debates, and revisions, a final full meeting was held on 25 June 1945 with the final proposed draft posed to attendees. Following unanimous approval, the Charter was signed by delegates the following day in Veterans' Memorial Hall.Provisions
Preamble
The Preamble to the treaty reads as follows:
Although the Preamble is an integral part of the Charter, it does not set out any of the rights or obligations of member states; its purpose is to serve as an interpretative guide for the provisions of the Charter through the highlighting of some of the core motives of the founders of the organization.Report of the Rapporteur of Commission I/1 UNICO VI, pp 446–7, Doc. 944 I/1/34(1).
Chapter I: Purposes and Principles
Article 1
The Purposes of the United Nations are # To maintain international peace and security, to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, and for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about by peaceful means, and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law, adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations which might lead to a breach of the peace; # To develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of civil rights, equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and to take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace; # To achieve international co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or international humanitarian law, humanitarian character, and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion; and # To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in the attainment of these common ends.Article 2
The Organization and its Members, in pursuit of the Purposes stated in Article 1, shall act in accordance with the following Principles: # The Organization is based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its Members. # All Members, in order to ensure, to all of them the rights and benefits resulting from membership, shall fulfill in good faith the obligations assumed by them in accordance with the present Charter. # All Members shall settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security, and justice, are not endangered. # All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations. # All Members shall give the United Nations every assistance in any action it takes in accordance with the present Charter and shall refrain from giving assistance to any state against which the United Nations is taking preventive or enforcement action. # The Organization shall ensure that states which are not Members of the United Nations act in accordance with these Principles so far as may be necessary for the maintenance of international peace and security. # Nothing contained in the present Charter shall authorize the United Nations to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state or shall require the Members to submit such matters to settlement under the present Charter; but this principle shall not prejudice the application of enforcement measures under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter.Chapter II: Membership
Chapter II of the United Nations Charter deals with membership of the United Nations organizationChapter III: Organs
# There are established as principal organs of the United Nations: a General Assembly, a Security Council, an Economic and Social Council, a Trusteeship Council, an International Court of Justice, and a Secretariat. # Such subsidiary organs as may be found necessary may be established in accordance with the present Charter.Chapter IV: The General Assembly
Chapter V: The Security Council
Chapter VI: Peaceful Settlement of Disputes
Chapter VII: Action with respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression
Chapter VIII: Regional Arrangements
Chapter IX: International Economic and Social Co-operation
Chapter X: The Economic and Social Council
Chapter XI: Declaration regarding Non-Self-Governing Territories
Chapter XII: International Trusteeship System
Chapter XIII: The Trusteeship Council
Chapter XIV: The International Court of Justice
Chapter XV: The Secretariat
* It comprises the Secretary-General and such other staff as the organization may require. * It provides services to the other organs of the United Nations, such as the General Assembly, the S.C., the ECOSOC, and the trusteeship council, as well as their subsidiary bodies. * The Secretary-General is appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of security council. * The staff of the secretariat is appointed by the Secretary-General according to the regulations laid down by the General Assembly. * The secretariat is located at the headquarters of the U.N in New York City, New York. * The secretariat also includes the regional commission secretariat at Baghdad, Bangkok, Geneva and Santiago.Functions of the Secretariat
# preparation of report and other documents containing information, analysis, historical background research finding, policy suggestions and so forth, to facilitate deliberations and decision making by other organs. # to facilitate legislative organs and their subsidiary bodies. # provision of meeting services for the General Assembly and other organs # provision of editorial, translation and document reproduction services for the issuance of UN documents in different language. # conduct of studies and provision of information to various member states in meeting challenge in various fields # preparation of statistical publication, information bulletin and analytical work which the General Assembly has decided # organization of conferences experts group meetings and seminar on topics of concern to the international community # provision of technical assistance to develop countries. # understanding of service mission to countries, areas or location as authorized by the General Assembly or the securityChapter XVI: Miscellaneous Provisions
Chapter XVII: Transitional Security Arrangements
Chapter XVIII: Amendments
The General Assembly has the power to amend the UN Charter. Amendments adopted by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the Assembly need to be ratified by two-thirds of the Member-States, including all the Permanent Members of the Security Council.Chapter XIX: Ratification and Signature
Provided that the Charter would enter into force once ratified by the Permanent Five members of the United Nations Security Council and a majority of the other signatory states, and set forth related procedures, such as providing certified copies to ratifying governments.See also
* Command responsibility * History of United Nations peacekeeping * Nuremberg Principles * Universal Declaration of Human RightsFootnotes
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Original ratifications
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* [http://legal.un.org/avl/ha/cun/cun.html Procedural history note and audiovisual material] on the ''Charter of the United Nations'' in th
Historic Archives of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law
* [http://legal.un.org/avl/ls/Rosenboom_LT.html Lecture by Annebeth Rosenboom] entitled ''Practical Aspects of Treaty Law: Treaty Registration under Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations'' in th
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