Article 27 of the United Nations Charter

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Article 27 of the United Nations Charter is the provision that sets out the voting procedures and veto powers of the Security Council, particularly the requirement of concurring votes from its permanent members for substantive decisions.

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Article 27 of the United Nations Charter canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of an international treaty
paragraph of Article 27 of the United Nations Charter
paragraph of Article 27 of the United Nations Charter
paragraph of Article 27 of the United Nations Charter
provision of the United Nations Charter
appliesTo United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED
appliesWithin Chapter V of the United Nations Charter NERFINISHED
bindingOn all United Nations member states
centralConcept concurring votes of permanent members
distinction between procedural and substantive matters
concernsOrgan Security Council of the United Nations NERFINISHED
containsExceptionFor disputes in which a Security Council member is a party
defines requirements for adoption of Security Council decisions
draftedAt United Nations Conference on International Organization NERFINISHED
draftedIn San Francisco NERFINISHED
effectiveSince 24 October 1945
establishes veto power of permanent members of the Security Council
hasKeyword concurring votes
permanent members
procedural matters
substantive matters
veto
voting
hasSection Article 27(1) of the United Nations Charter
Article 27(2) of the United Nations Charter
Article 27(3) of the United Nations Charter
interpretedBy practice of the United Nations Security Council
languageOfOriginalText Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
partOf Charter of the United Nations NERFINISHED
regulates decision‑making of the United Nations Security Council
veto power of permanent members of the United Nations Security Council
voting on non‑procedural matters in the Security Council
voting on procedural matters in the Security Council
voting on substantive matters in the Security Council
voting procedures of the United Nations Security Council
relatedTo Article 24 of the United Nations Charter NERFINISHED
Article 25 of the United Nations Charter NERFINISHED
Chapter V of the United Nations Charter NERFINISHED
requires affirmative vote of nine members for decisions on all other matters
affirmative vote of nine members for procedural decisions
affirmative vote of nine members including concurring votes of permanent members
party to a dispute to abstain from voting on Chapter VI decisions
states each member of the Security Council shall have one vote
subjectOf scholarly debate on the scope of the veto power

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Chapter V of the United Nations Charter containsArticle Article 27 of the United Nations Charter
United Nations Charter Chapter V containsArticle Article 27 of the United Nations Charter