UN General Assembly resolution 377 A (V)

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United Nations General Assembly resolution Uniting for Peace resolution international legal instrument

UN General Assembly resolution 377 A (V), known as the "Uniting for Peace" resolution adopted in 1950, empowers the General Assembly to recommend collective measures when the Security Council is deadlocked due to a lack of unanimity among its permanent members.

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Label	Occurrences
A/RES/377 (V)	1
A/RES/377(V)	1
UN General Assembly resolution 377 A (V) canonical	1

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Target entity: UN General Assembly resolution 377 A (V)
Context triple: [emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly, legalBasis, UN General Assembly resolution 377 A (V)]

A. UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7 is a 1983 United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemned the U.S.-led invasion of Grenada as a violation of international law.
B. United Nations General Assembly resolution 34/68
United Nations General Assembly resolution 34/68 is the 1979 UN resolution by which the General Assembly adopted the Moon Agreement, a treaty governing the activities of states on the Moon and other celestial bodies.
C. UN General Assembly Resolution 2222 (XXI)
UN General Assembly Resolution 2222 (XXI) is the 1966 United Nations resolution by which the General Assembly adopted and opened for signature the Outer Space Treaty, establishing key principles governing the peaceful use and exploration of outer space.
D. United Nations General Assembly resolution 32/162
United Nations General Assembly resolution 32/162 is a 1977 resolution that restructured and strengthened the UN’s work on human settlements, laying the groundwork for what became the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
E. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182 is a landmark 1991 resolution that established the modern framework for international humanitarian assistance and coordination within the UN system.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: UN General Assembly resolution 377 A (V)
Target entity description: UN General Assembly resolution 377 A (V), known as the "Uniting for Peace" resolution adopted in 1950, empowers the General Assembly to recommend collective measures when the Security Council is deadlocked due to a lack of unanimity among its permanent members.

A. UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7 is a 1983 United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemned the U.S.-led invasion of Grenada as a violation of international law.
B. United Nations General Assembly resolution 34/68
United Nations General Assembly resolution 34/68 is the 1979 UN resolution by which the General Assembly adopted the Moon Agreement, a treaty governing the activities of states on the Moon and other celestial bodies.
C. UN General Assembly Resolution 2222 (XXI)
UN General Assembly Resolution 2222 (XXI) is the 1966 United Nations resolution by which the General Assembly adopted and opened for signature the Outer Space Treaty, establishing key principles governing the peaceful use and exploration of outer space.
D. United Nations General Assembly resolution 32/162
United Nations General Assembly resolution 32/162 is a 1977 resolution that restructured and strengthened the UN’s work on human settlements, laying the groundwork for what became the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
E. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 46/182 is a landmark 1991 resolution that established the modern framework for international humanitarian assistance and coordination within the UN system.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations General Assembly resolution ⓘ Uniting for Peace resolution ⓘ international legal instrument ⓘ
adoptedBy	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionDate	1950-11-03 ⓘ
adoptionSession	5th session of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
appliesTo	Member States of the United Nations ⓘ surface form: United Nations Member States
basedOn	Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
clarifies	the residual powers of the General Assembly in matters of peace and security ⓘ
conditionOfApplication	when the Security Council fails to exercise its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security ⓘ when there is lack of unanimity among the permanent members of the Security Council ⓘ
establishesProcedure	for convening emergency special sessions within 24 hours ⓘ
historicalContext	adopted during the early Cold War period ⓘ adopted in the context of frequent vetoes in the Security Council ⓘ
influenced	practice of emergency special sessions of the General Assembly ⓘ
initiatedBy	United States of America ⓘ
interprets	Article 11 of the Charter of the United Nations ⓘ Article 24 of the Charter of the United Nations ⓘ Articles 10 to 14 of the Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalEffect	authorizes the General Assembly to convene in emergency special session ⓘ enables the General Assembly to recommend collective measures to UN Member States ⓘ
officialName	Uniting for Peace resolution (A/RES/377 (V)) ⓘ surface form: Uniting for Peace
opposedBy	Soviet Union ⓘ some Eastern bloc states ⓘ
organ	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
providesFor	emergency special sessions of the General Assembly ⓘ recommendations for collective measures including economic and diplomatic sanctions ⓘ recommendations for the use of armed force when necessary ⓘ
purpose	to allow the General Assembly to recommend collective measures including the use of armed force when necessary for peace and security ⓘ to empower the General Assembly to act when the Security Council fails to maintain international peace and security due to lack of unanimity of its permanent members ⓘ
resolutionNumber	377 A (V) ⓘ
shortName	Uniting for Peace resolution (A/RES/377 (V)) ⓘ surface form: Uniting for Peace resolution
significance	expanded the de facto role of the General Assembly in peace and security matters ⓘ provides an alternative mechanism when the Security Council is paralyzed ⓘ
subject	collective security ⓘ deadlock in the United Nations Security Council ⓘ maintenance of international peace and security ⓘ role of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
supportedBy	Western bloc states ⓘ
triggerMechanism	request by a majority of Members of the United Nations ⓘ request by the Security Council with the vote of any seven members (at the time) ⓘ
typeOfMeasure	recommendatory resolution ⓘ
UNDocumentSymbol	UN General Assembly resolution 377 A (V) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: A/RES/377(V)
usedIn	Suez Crisis ⓘ surface form: Suez Crisis of 1956 various situations where the Security Council was blocked by veto ⓘ
votingRule	two-thirds majority of members present and voting for important questions ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly → legalBasis → UN General Assembly resolution 377 A (V) ⓘ

Uniting for Peace resolution (A/RES/377 (V)) → UNDocumentSymbol → UN General Assembly resolution 377 A (V) ⓘ

this entity surface form: A/RES/377 (V)

UN General Assembly resolution 377 A (V) → UNDocumentSymbol → UN General Assembly resolution 377 A (V) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: A/RES/377(V)

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