Article 40 of the United Nations Charter

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Article 40 of the United Nations Charter empowers the Security Council to call for provisional measures to prevent a worsening of a situation before it decides on enforcement actions.

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Article 40 of the United Nations Charter canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of an international treaty
adoptedOn 26 June 1945
aimsTo maintain or restore international peace and security
prevent aggravation of disputes
appliesInContextOf acts of aggression
breaches of the peace
threats to the peace
appliesTo United Nations Security Council
authorizes provisional measures
bindingBody United Nations Security Council
bindingOn all United Nations member states when the Security Council acts under it
category provisions on collective security
conditionOfUse before the Security Council makes recommendations or decides upon measures under Article 39
distinguishedFrom Article 41 of the United Nations Charter
Article 42 of the United Nations Charter
empowers United Nations Security Council
enteredIntoForceOn 24 October 1945
grantsPowerTo call upon the parties concerned to comply with provisional measures
interpretedBy International Court of Justice
international lawyers
languageOfDrafting Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalEffect allows the Security Council to call upon parties to comply with provisional measures
legalNature binding on United Nations member states when acted upon by the Security Council
locatedInDocument Chapter VII: Action with respect to threats to the peace, breaches of the peace, and acts of aggression
normType procedural and preventive norm
objective to provide a non-enforcement tool prior to sanctions or military measures
partOf Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Charter of the United Nations
purpose to prevent aggravation of a situation before the Security Council decides on enforcement measures
relatedTo Article 39 of the United Nations Charter
Article 41 of the United Nations Charter
requires that the Security Council duly take account of failure to comply with provisional measures
requiresConsiderationOf failure to comply with provisional measures when deciding on further measures
subjectMatter provisional measures
usedIn Security Council practice on ceasefire calls
Security Council practice on de-escalation measures

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Article 39 of the United Nations Charter relatedTo Article 40 of the United Nations Charter