Article 24 of the United Nations Charter

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Article 24 of the United Nations Charter defines the primary responsibility and authority of the Security Council for maintaining international peace and security on behalf of all UN member states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of an international treaty
adoptedOn 26 June 1945
allocatesPrimaryResponsibilityFor maintenance of international peace and security
appliesToJurisdiction Member States of the United Nations
surface form: United Nations member states
basisFor political authority of the Security Council in peace and security matters
centralConcept collective security
delegation of authority by member states to the Security Council
primary responsibility of the Security Council
chapterSubject United Nations Security Council
citedAsLegalBasisFor Security Council’s overarching mandate in peace and security
Security Council’s political authority over enforcement measures
definesPrimaryResponsibilityOf United Nations Security Council
enteredIntoForceOn 24 October 1945
grantsAuthorityTo United Nations Security Council
hasLegalCharacter binding on United Nations member states
constitutional provision of the United Nations
hasSection Article 24(1) of the United Nations Charter
Article 24(2) of the United Nations Charter
Article 24(3) of the United Nations Charter
inForce true
interpretedBy International Court of Justice
United Nations General Assembly practice
United Nations Security Council practice
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalEffect confers primary responsibility for peace and security on the Security Council
legalSystem international law
locatedInDocumentChapter Chapter V of the United Nations Charter
obligesSecurityCouncilTo act in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations
partOf Charter of the United Nations
placeOfAdoption San Francisco
providesThat in discharging its duties the Security Council shall act in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations
the Security Council shall submit annual and, when necessary, special reports to the General Assembly
the specific powers of the Security Council for the discharge of its duties are laid down in Chapters VI, VII, VIII, and XII of the Charter
relatedTo Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter XII of the United Nations Charter
requiresSecurityCouncilTo submit annual reports to the General Assembly
submit special reports to the General Assembly when necessary
statesThatSecurityCouncilActsOnBehalfOf United Nations member states
subjectMatter international peace and security

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Article 48 of the United Nations Charter relatedTo Article 24 of the United Nations Charter
United Nations Security Council resolutions legalBasis Article 24 of the United Nations Charter
Uniting for Peace resolution (A/RES/377 (V)) legalBasis Article 24 of the United Nations Charter
this entity surface form: United Nations Charter Article 24