Article 48 of the United Nations Charter

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Article 48 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that authorizes the UN Security Council to determine which member states shall carry out its decisions for maintaining or restoring international peace and security.

Aliases (1)
  • UN Charter art. 48 ×1

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf article of an international treaty
provision of the United Nations Charter
appliesToJurisdiction United Nations member states
authorizes United Nations Security Council to determine how its decisions shall be carried out
United Nations Security Council to determine which UN members shall carry out its decisions
basedOn principle of collective action by United Nations members
belongsToCategory United Nations Charter enforcement provisions
bindingOn all United Nations member states
cameIntoForceOn 24 October 1945
chapter Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
citationForm UN Charter art. 48
citedIn Security Council practice regarding implementation of sanctions and military measures
international legal scholarship on UN enforcement powers
concerns measures for the maintenance of international peace and security
measures for the restoration of international peace and security
dateOfAdoption 26 June 1945
draftedAt United Nations Conference on International Organization
draftedIn San Francisco
enables Security Council to require action by all United Nations members
Security Council to select particular member states to execute enforcement measures
grantsPowerTo United Nations Security Council
hasAuthorityFrom consent of United Nations founding member states
hasEffectOn distribution of implementation responsibilities among UN member states
hasLegalNature treaty obligation
implementedBy decisions of the United Nations Security Council under Chapter VII
interpretedBy International Court of Justice
languageOfDocument Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalEffect obligation of designated UN member states to carry out Security Council decisions
legalSystem international law
normType primary rule of conduct for UN members regarding Security Council decisions
objective effective execution of Security Council enforcement measures
partOf Charter of the United Nations
positionInDocument Chapter VII, enforcement provisions
regulates implementation of binding decisions of the United Nations Security Council
relatedTo Article 24 of the United Nations Charter
Article 25 of the United Nations Charter
Article 39 of the United Nations Charter
Article 41 of the United Nations Charter
Article 42 of the United Nations Charter
scope decisions of the Security Council for the maintenance of international peace and security
subjectOf collective security
enforcement of United Nations Security Council decisions
maintenance of international peace and security

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Article 48 of the United Nations Charter ("UN Charter art. 48")
citationForm
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
composedOf
Article 49 of the United Nations Charter
relatedTo

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