Article 39 of the United Nations Charter
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Article 39 of the United Nations Charter is the provision that empowers the UN Security Council to determine the existence of threats to or breaches of the peace and acts of aggression, and to decide on measures to maintain or restore international peace and security.
Aliases (2)
- Article 39 of the UN Charter ×1
- United Nations Charter Article 39 ×1
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
article of an international treaty
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provision of the United Nations Charter → |
| adoptedAt |
United Nations Conference on International Organization
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| adoptedIn |
San Francisco
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
United Nations member states
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| authorityType |
discretionary power of the Security Council
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| bindingNature |
enables adoption of decisions binding under Article 25 of the United Nations Charter
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| chapterTitle |
Action with respect to threats to the peace, breaches of the peace, and acts of aggression
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Nations
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| dateOfDocument |
1945-06-26
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| definesRoleOf |
United Nations Security Council in maintaining international peace and security
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| effectiveDate |
1945-10-24
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| empowersBodyToDecideOn |
measures to maintain international peace and security
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measures to restore international peace and security → |
| empowersBodyToDetermine |
existence of any act of aggression
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existence of any breach of the peace → existence of any threat to the peace → |
| grantsPowerTo |
United Nations Security Council
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| hasKeyword |
act of aggression
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breach of the peace → measures to maintain or restore international peace and security → threat to the peace → |
| hasLegalEffect |
binding on all United Nations member states when invoked by the Security Council
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| hasSubject |
United Nations Security Council powers
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collective security → international peace and security → |
| interpretedBy |
International Court of Justice (indirectly, through advisory opinions and case law on the Charter)
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| isFoundationFor |
subsequent Security Council resolutions under Chapter VII
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
Arabic
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Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish → |
| legalBasisFor |
authorization of use of force by the United Nations Security Council
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binding decisions of the United Nations Security Council under Chapter VII → imposition of sanctions by the United Nations Security Council → |
| legalSystem |
international law
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| locatedInDocumentSection |
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
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| normType |
primary rule on determination of threats to peace
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| partOf |
Charter of the United Nations
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| relatedTo |
Article 40 of the United Nations Charter
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Article 41 of the United Nations Charter → Article 42 of the United Nations Charter → |
| requires |
prior determination of a threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression before enforcement measures under Articles 41 and 42
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| scope |
situations constituting threats to or breaches of international peace and security
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| usedBy |
United Nations Security Council resolutions on conflicts and crises
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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UN Security Council Resolution 1373
("Article 39 of the UN Charter")
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United Nations Security Council resolutions → |
legalBasis |
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Article 41 of the United Nations Charter
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Article 48 of the United Nations Charter → |
relatedTo |
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Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
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composedOf |
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 83
("United Nations Charter Article 39")
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relatedDocument |