Article 41 of the United Nations Charter

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Article 41 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that empowers the UN Security Council to impose non-military measures, such as economic sanctions and diplomatic restrictions, to maintain or restore international peace and security.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf article of an international treaty
adoptedBy United Nations Conference on International Organization
adoptionDate 26 June 1945
appliesTo all Members of the United Nations when called upon by the Security Council
appliesWhen there is a breach of the peace
there is a threat to the peace
there is an act of aggression
bindingOn Member States of the United Nations
cameIntoForceOn 24 October 1945
category UN Charter enforcement provision
chapterTitle Action with Respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression
distinguishedFrom Article 42 of the United Nations Charter
empowers United Nations Security Council
excludes use of armed force
formsPartOf UN collective security system
grantsPowerTo call upon UN Members to apply such measures
decide what measures not involving the use of armed force are to be employed
hasFullText The Security Council may decide what measures not involving the use of armed force are to be employed to give effect to its decisions, and it may call upon the Members of the United Nations to apply such measures. These may include complete or partial interruption of economic relations and of rail, sea, air, postal, telegraphic, radio, and other means of communication, and the severance of diplomatic relations.
hasNumber 41
hasSection first paragraph describing Council’s power to decide measures
second paragraph listing examples of non-military measures
interpretedBy International Court of Justice
United Nations Security Council
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalBasisFor arms embargoes
asset freezes
diplomatic sanctions
economic sanctions
financial restrictions
non-military enforcement measures
restrictions on communications
severance of diplomatic relations
travel bans
locatedInDocument Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
partOf Charter of the United Nations
purpose maintenance of international peace and security
restoration of international peace and security
relatedTo Article 39 of the United Nations Charter
Article 42 of the United Nations Charter
subjectMatter measures not involving the use of armed force
typeOfMeasure coercive measure short of armed force
usedFor collective sanctions regimes
targeted sanctions regimes


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