Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations

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Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations sets out the fundamental principles governing the UN and its member states, including sovereign equality, peaceful settlement of disputes, non-use of force, and non-intervention in domestic affairs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of an international treaty
treaty provision
treaty provision
treaty provision
treaty provision
treaty provision
treaty provision
treaty provision
adoptedOn 26 June 1945
aimsTo avoid endangering international peace and security
allows United Nations system
surface form: the United Nations to ensure that non-member states act in accordance with the Principles of the United Nations
appliesTo Member States of the United Nations
all Member States of the United Nations
non-member states of the United Nations
bindingOn all Member States of the United Nations
chapterTitle Purposes and Principles
clarifies that non-intervention does not prejudice enforcement measures under Chapter VII
corePrinciple assistance to the United Nations
good faith performance of Charter obligations
non-intervention in domestic jurisdiction
obligations of non-member states regarding UN principles
peaceful settlement of disputes
prohibition of the threat or use of force
sovereign equality
enteredIntoForceOn 24 October 1945
establishesPrinciple non-intervention in matters essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state
pacta sunt servanda in the UN context
sovereign equality of all Member States
influences customary international law on the use of force
state practice regarding sovereignty and non-intervention
languageOfOriginal Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalSystem international law
limits authorization of the United Nations to intervene in domestic matters
locatedInDocument Chapter I of the Charter of the United Nations
paragraph Article 2(1)
Article 2(2)
Article 2(3)
Article 2(4)
Article 2(5)
Article 2(6)
Article 2(7)
partOf Charter of the United Nations
prohibits threat of force in international relations
use of force in international relations
protects political independence of any state
territorial integrity of any state
requires Member States to give the United Nations every assistance in actions taken in accordance with the Charter
Member States to refrain from assisting states against which the United Nations is taking preventive or enforcement action
conformity with the Purposes of the United Nations
fulfilment in good faith of obligations assumed under the Charter
peaceful settlement of international disputes
setsOut fundamental principles governing the United Nations

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General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV) on the Friendly Relations Declaration reaffirms Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations
subject surface form: General Assembly resolution 2625 (XXV)
Kellogg–Briand Pact influenced Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations
this entity surface form: Charter of the United Nations Article 2(4)
Friendly Relations Declaration relatedTo Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations
this entity surface form: UN Charter Article 2