Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations
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Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations is the provision that requires UN member states to register their treaties and international agreements with the UN Secretariat as a condition for invoking them before UN organs.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | article of an international treaty ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Secretariat of the United Nations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty Section of the Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Member States of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authority | supersedes inconsistent provisions of earlier treaty-registration arrangements within the UN framework ⓘ |
| bindingOn | all Member States of the United Nations ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 24 October 1945 ⓘ |
| category | United Nations Charter provisions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chapterTitle | Miscellaneous Provisions ⓘ |
| conditionFor | invoking treaties and international agreements before any organ of the United Nations ⓘ |
| containedIn | Chapter XVI of the Charter of the United Nations ⓘ |
| dateOfAdoption | 26 June 1945 ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism | procedural bar to invocation before UN organs ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
creation and maintenance of the United Nations Treaty Series
ⓘ
practice of states in registering treaties with the United Nations ⓘ |
| hasTwoParagraphStructure | true ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Regulations to Give Effect to Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | Article 18 of the Covenant of the League of Nations ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
International Court of Justice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Nations Secretariat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| invocationLimitation | no party to an unregistered treaty may invoke that treaty before any organ of the United Nations ⓘ |
| languageOfText |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalEffect | unregistered treaties cannot be invoked before any organ of the United Nations ⓘ |
| legalNature | procedural obligation for Member States ⓘ |
| legalSystem | international law ⓘ |
| locationOfAdoption | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| normType | obligation of conduct for Member States ⓘ |
| paragraph |
Paragraph 1 establishes the obligation to register and the duty of the Secretariat to publish treaties and international agreements.
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Paragraph 2 provides that no party to an unregistered treaty or international agreement may invoke it before any organ of the United Nations. ⓘ |
| partOf | Charter of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
prevent secret treaties among states
ⓘ
promote transparency of international treaty relations ⓘ |
| registrationConsequence | treaties shall be published by the Secretariat of the United Nations ⓘ |
| registrationRequirement | every treaty and every international agreement shall as soon as possible be registered with the Secretariat ⓘ |
| relatedBody |
Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
General Assembly of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ Security Council of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
United Nations Treaty Series
NERFINISHED
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publicity of treaties ⓘ treaty registration ⓘ |
| relatedInstrument | Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | registration of treaties and international agreements with the Secretariat of the United Nations ⓘ |
| scope | treaties and international agreements entered into by any Member of the United Nations ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
procedural conditions for invoking treaties before UN organs
ⓘ
registration and publication of treaties ⓘ |
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