Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter
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Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter is the foundational provision of modern international law that prohibits states from using or threatening force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter canonical | 1 |
| Charter of the United Nations Article 2(4) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2722739 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter Context triple: [Article 42 of the United Nations Charter, distinguishedFrom, Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter]
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Article 42 of the United Nations Charter
Article 42 of the United Nations Charter authorizes the UN Security Council to take military action, including the use of armed force, to maintain or restore international peace and security when non-military measures are inadequate.
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B.
Article 43 of the United Nations Charter
Article 43 of the United Nations Charter is the provision under which UN member states agree to make armed forces and related assistance available to the Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security.
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C.
Article 44 of the United Nations Charter
Article 44 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that guarantees non–Security Council member states the right to participate in decisions concerning the use of their armed forces in United Nations enforcement actions.
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D.
Article 46 of the United Nations Charter
Article 46 of the United Nations Charter is the provision that assigns the Security Council, with the assistance of the Military Staff Committee, responsibility for formulating plans for the application of armed force in maintaining or restoring international peace and security.
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E.
Article 48 of the United Nations Charter
Article 48 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that authorizes the UN Security Council to determine which member states shall carry out its decisions for maintaining or restoring international peace and security.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter Target entity description: Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter is the foundational provision of modern international law that prohibits states from using or threatening force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.
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A.
Article 42 of the United Nations Charter
Article 42 of the United Nations Charter authorizes the UN Security Council to take military action, including the use of armed force, to maintain or restore international peace and security when non-military measures are inadequate.
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B.
Article 43 of the United Nations Charter
Article 43 of the United Nations Charter is the provision under which UN member states agree to make armed forces and related assistance available to the Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security.
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C.
Article 44 of the United Nations Charter
Article 44 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that guarantees non–Security Council member states the right to participate in decisions concerning the use of their armed forces in United Nations enforcement actions.
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D.
Article 46 of the United Nations Charter
Article 46 of the United Nations Charter is the provision that assigns the Security Council, with the assistance of the Military Staff Committee, responsibility for formulating plans for the application of armed force in maintaining or restoring international peace and security.
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E.
Article 48 of the United Nations Charter
Article 48 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that authorizes the UN Security Council to determine which member states shall carry out its decisions for maintaining or restoring international peace and security.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jus cogens norm
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prohibition on the use of force ⓘ rule of international law ⓘ treaty provision ⓘ |
| addresses | interstate use of armed force ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 26 June 1945 ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
maintain international peace and security
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prevent unilateral military action ⓘ protect political independence of states ⓘ protect territorial integrity of states ⓘ |
| appliesTo | international relations of states ⓘ |
| basedOn | principle of sovereign equality of states ⓘ |
| belongsToSection |
Chapter I of the Charter of the United Nations
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surface form:
Purposes and Principles of the United Nations
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| bindingOn |
all UN Members without reservation
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member states of the United Nations ⓘ |
| centralTo | United Nations collective security system ⓘ |
| doesNotApplyTo | purely internal use of force within a state ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceOn | 24 October 1945 ⓘ |
| foundationFor |
modern law on the use of force
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prohibition of aggressive war ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Kellogg–Briand Pact
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surface form:
Kellogg–Briand Pact of 1928
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| interpretedBy |
International Court of Justice
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International Law Commission ⓘ states in their practice ⓘ |
| interpretedWith |
Article 51 of the United Nations Charter
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Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ |
| invokedIn |
Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (ICJ, 2005)
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International Court of Justice case Nicaragua v. United States ⓘ
surface form:
Nicaragua v. United States of America (ICJ, 1986)
Oil Platforms (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America) (ICJ, 2003) ⓘ |
| languageFocus | threat or use of force rather than war ⓘ |
| legalNature | obligation erga omnes ⓘ |
| locatedInDocument |
Chapter I of the Charter of the United Nations
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surface form:
Chapter I of the United Nations Charter
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| partOf | Charter of the United Nations ⓘ |
| prohibits |
aggression not authorized by the United Nations Security Council
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coercive military measures not justified by self-defence or Security Council authorization ⓘ threat of force ⓘ use of force ⓘ use of force against the political independence of any state ⓘ use of force against the territorial integrity of any state ⓘ use of force in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | peremptory norm of general international law ⓘ |
| reflects | customary international law ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article 2(3) of the United Nations Charter
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principle of non-intervention ⓘ |
| scopeIncludes |
armed force by regular state armed forces
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armed force through proxies attributable to a state ⓘ |
| subjectToException |
enforcement action authorized by the United Nations Security Council
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right of self-defence under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter ⓘ |
| text | 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. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter Description of subject: Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter is the foundational provision of modern international law that prohibits states from using or threatening force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Article 42 of the United Nations Charter
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distinguishedFrom
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Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter
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this entity surface form:
Charter of the United Nations Article 2(4)