Article 31 of the United Nations Charter

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Article 31 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that grants any UN member not on the Security Council the right to participate, without a vote, in Council discussions when its interests are specially affected.

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Article 31 of the United Nations Charter canonical 1

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instanceOf article of an international treaty
adoptedWith Charter of the United Nations in 1945 NERFINISHED
adoptionDate 26 June 1945
appliesInContext Security Council discussions of matters specially affecting a UN Member not on the Council
appliesTo Member States of the United Nations that are not members of the Security Council NERFINISHED
belongsToChapter Chapter V: The Security Council NERFINISHED
bindingOn all Member States of the United Nations
category provision on participation without vote
citedAs UN Charter Article 31 NERFINISHED
codifiedIn United Nations Treaty Series, volume 1 NERFINISHED
concernsOrgan Member States of the United Nations NERFINISHED
United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED
doesNotProvide voting rights in the Security Council for non‑Council Members
draftedAt United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco NERFINISHED
ensures opportunity for affected UN Members to present arguments and information to the Security Council
enteredIntoForceDate 24 October 1945
excludes right to vote in the Security Council
field United Nations law NERFINISHED
international law
governs participation of concerned UN Members in Security Council meetings
grantsRight right of a UN Member whose interests are specially affected to be invited to participate in Security Council discussions
right to participate in Security Council discussions without vote
hasNumber 31
influences Security Council provisional rules of procedure on invitations to non‑members of the Council
interpretedBy International Court of Justice advisory opinions and judgments referencing Security Council procedure NERFINISHED
languageOfText Arabic NERFINISHED
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English
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legalEffect creates procedural participation rights in Security Council meetings
locatedInDocument Chapter V of the United Nations Charter NERFINISHED
partOf Charter of the United Nations NERFINISHED
purpose to ensure that UN Members whose interests are specially affected can present their views to the Security Council
regulates participation of non‑member states of the Security Council in Security Council discussions
relatedTo Article 27 of the United Nations Charter
Article 32 of the United Nations Charter NERFINISHED
requires Security Council to invite the concerned UN Member to participate when its interests are specially affected
scope Security Council discussions, not General Assembly debates
status in force
subjectTo condition that the interests of the UN Member are specially affected
invitation by the Security Council
typeOfRight procedural participation right

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Chapter V of the United Nations Charter containsArticle Article 31 of the United Nations Charter