United Nations system of international law
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The United Nations system of international law is the body of global legal norms, institutions, and mechanisms developed under UN auspices to regulate relations between states, promote peace and security, protect human rights, and guide international cooperation.
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of international legal norms
→
system of international law → |
| appliesTo | member states of the United Nations → |
| basedOnInstrument | Charter of the United Nations → |
| codifiedIn |
decisions of international courts and tribunals
→
multilateral treaties → resolutions of United Nations organs → |
| developedUnderAuspicesOf | United Nations → |
| hasMechanism |
fact-finding and monitoring procedures
→
international adjudication → peacekeeping operations → sanctions regimes → treaty monitoring bodies → |
| hasObjective |
development of friendly relations among nations
→
peaceful settlement of disputes → promotion of international cooperation → protection of human rights → regulation of relations between states → |
| hasPrimaryObjective | maintenance of international peace and security → |
| hasPrinciple |
international cooperation
→
non-intervention in domestic jurisdiction → pacta sunt servanda → peaceful settlement of disputes → prohibition of the threat or use of force → respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms → self-determination of peoples → sovereign equality of states → |
| implementedByOrgan |
United Nations Economic and Social Council
→
surface form:
Economic and Social Council
International Court of Justice → International Criminal Court → United Nations General Assembly → United Nations Human Rights Council → United Nations Secretariat → United Nations Security Council → United Nations treaty bodies → ad hoc international criminal tribunals → special procedures of the Human Rights Council → |
| includesInstrument |
Charter of the United Nations
→
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment → Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women → GenocideConvention1948 →
surface form:
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Convention on the Rights of the Child → 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees →
surface form:
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
Geneva Conventions →
surface form:
Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights → International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → Paris Agreement → Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court → Statute of the International Court of Justice → United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea → United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change → Universal Declaration of Human Rights → Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties → |
| influences | customary international law → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.