United Nations Charter Article 27
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United Nations Charter Article 27 is the provision that sets out the voting rules and veto powers of Security Council members, particularly the requirement of concurring votes of the permanent members for substantive decisions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United Nations Charter Article 27 canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
article of an international treaty
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treaty provision ⓘ treaty provision ⓘ treaty provision ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Article 52(3) matters of the United Nations Charter
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Chapter VI matters of the United Nations Charter ⓘ United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council ⓘ permanent members of the United Nations Security Council ⓘ procedural decisions of the United Nations Security Council ⓘ substantive decisions of the United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| bindingOn | all member states of the United Nations ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceOn | 1945-10-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfAdoption | 1945-06-26 ⓘ |
| defines | distinction between procedural and substantive matters in Security Council voting ⓘ |
| draftedAt | United Nations Conference on International Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftedIn | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes | veto power of permanent members of the United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| exempts | parties to a dispute from voting on decisions under Chapter VI and Article 52(3) ⓘ |
| hasConcept | great power unanimity principle ⓘ |
| hasEffect | enables any permanent member to block substantive Security Council resolutions ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Article 27(1)
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Article 27(2) ⓘ Article 27(3) ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
International Court of Justice advisory opinions
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United Nations Security Council practice ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalSystem | international law ⓘ |
| partOf | Charter of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
requirement of concurring votes of permanent members of the United Nations Security Council
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veto powers of permanent members of the United Nations Security Council ⓘ voting on non-procedural matters in the United Nations Security Council ⓘ voting on procedural matters in the United Nations Security Council ⓘ voting procedures of the United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United Nations Charter Article 24
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United Nations Charter Article 25 NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Charter Article 39 NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Charter Chapter V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
affirmative vote of nine members of the United Nations Security Council for decisions on all other matters
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affirmative vote of nine members of the United Nations Security Council for procedural decisions ⓘ concurring votes of the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council for substantive decisions ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
proposals for reform of the United Nations Security Council veto system
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scholarly debate on the legality and scope of the veto ⓘ |
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