Article 46 of the United Nations Charter

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Article 46 of the United Nations Charter is the provision that assigns the Security Council, with the assistance of the Military Staff Committee, responsibility for formulating plans for the application of armed force in maintaining or restoring international peace and security.

Aliases (1)
  • U.N. Charter art. 46 ×1

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
instanceOf article of an international treaty
provision of the United Nations Charter
addresses operational planning for UN enforcement actions
adoptedOn 26 June 1945
aimsTo ensure organized planning of UN military operations
applicableWhen Security Council decides to use armed force to maintain or restore international peace and security
appliesTo enforcement measures under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
assignsAssistingRoleTo Military Staff Committee
assignsResponsibilityTo United Nations Security Council
authorityScope planning of military enforcement actions decided by the Security Council
bindingOn member states of the United Nations
category United Nations Charter Chapter VII article
concerns application of armed force by or on behalf of the United Nations
definesFunction formulation of plans for the application of armed force
draftedAt United Nations Conference on International Organization
draftedInCity San Francisco
empowers Security Council
enteredIntoForceOn 24 October 1945
governs relationship between Security Council and Military Staff Committee in military planning
hasCitationForm U.N. Charter art. 46
historicalContext post-World War II international security architecture
implementedThrough Security Council practice and subsidiary organs
interpretedWithinFrameworkOf collective security system of the United Nations
languageOfOriginalText Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalBasisFor Security Council planning of military enforcement measures
legalNature treaty obligation
locatedInDocument Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
partOf Charter of the United Nations
purpose to provide a legal framework for planning the use of armed force by the United Nations
relatedBody United Nations Military Staff Committee
relatedTo Article 43 of the United Nations Charter
Article 44 of the United Nations Charter
Article 45 of the United Nations Charter
requiresAssistanceFrom Military Staff Committee
subject collective security
maintenance of international peace and security
restoration of international peace and security
use of armed force

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Article 43 of the United Nations Charter
Article 47 of the United Nations Charter
relatedProvision
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
composedOf
Article 46 of the United Nations Charter ("U.N. Charter art. 46")
hasCitationForm
Article 45 of the United Nations Charter
relatedToArticle

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